#bb99c3

Color #bb99c3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb99c3

RGB

rgb(187, 153, 195)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 25.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 21.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(67.49, 20.15, -16.88)

LCH

lch(67.49, 26.29, 320.05)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0705, 319.83)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 60%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c399

Analogous

#a699c3

#bb99c3

#c399b6

Triadic

#bb99c3

#c3bb99

#99c3bb

Split-complementary

#bb99c3

#b6c399

#99c3a6

Tetradic

#bb99c3

#c399a1

#a1c399

#99c3bb

Square

#bb99c3

#c3a699

#a1c399

#99b6c3

Shades

Color #bb99c3 mixed toward black.

#a374ad

#875692

#65406d

#432b49

#221524

Tints

Color #bb99c3 mixed toward white.

#c6aacd

#d2bbd7

#ddcce1

#e8ddeb

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb99c3 mixed toward gray.

#b99cbf

#b7a0bc

#b4a3b8

#b2a7b5

#b0aab1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadba · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#afb2b8 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#b9b2b1 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb99c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb99c3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bb99c3 (#bb99c3) is rgb(187, 153, 195) in RGB.

No, #bb99c3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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