#bb9bc6

Color #bb9bc6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.6 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9bc6

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 198)

HSL

hsl(284.7, 27.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.7, 21.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.08, 19.63, -17.65)

LCH

lch(68.08, 26.4, 318.04)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0704, 317.36)

HWB

hwb(284.7, 60.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6c69b

Analogous

#a59bc6

#bb9bc6

#c69bbb

Triadic

#bb9bc6

#c6bb9b

#9bc6bb

Split-complementary

#bb9bc6

#bbc69b

#9bc6a5

Tetradic

#bb9bc6

#c69ba6

#a6c69b

#9bc6bb

Square

#bb9bc6

#c6a59b

#a6c69b

#9bbbc6

Shades

Color #bb9bc6 mixed toward black.

#a275b1

#855596

#644070

#432b4b

#211525

Tints

Color #bb9bc6 mixed toward white.

#c6accf

#d2bcd9

#ddcde2

#e8deec

#f4eef5

Tones

Color #bb9bc6 mixed toward gray.

#b99fc2

#b7a2bf

#b6a6bb

#b4a9b8

#b2adb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebd · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#b0b2ba · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#bab5b3 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9bc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9bc6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bb9bc6 (#bb9bc6) is rgb(187, 155, 198) in RGB.

No, #bb9bc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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