#bb9cb5

Color #bb9cb5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9cb5

RGB

rgb(187, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(311.6, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.6, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 3.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.78, 15.8, -8.64)

LCH

lch(67.78, 18.01, 331.33)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0501, 332.67)

HWB

hwb(311.6, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbba2

Analogous

#b29cbb

#bb9cb5

#bb9ca6

Triadic

#bb9cb5

#b5bb9c

#9cb5bb

Split-complementary

#bb9cb5

#a6bb9c

#9cbbb2

Tetradic

#bb9cb5

#bba29c

#9cbba2

#9cb5bb

Square

#bb9cb5

#bbb29c

#9cbba2

#9ca6bb

Shades

Color #bb9cb5 mixed toward black.

#a47a9c

#885d7f

#664660

#442f40

#221720

Tints

Color #bb9cb5 mixed toward white.

#c6adc1

#d2bdce

#ddceda

#e8dee6

#f4eff3

Tones

Color #bb9cb5 mixed toward gray.

#b99fb4

#b6a1b2

#b3a4b0

#b1a6af

#aea9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeaf · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b2ae · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#baabaa · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9cb5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bb9cb5 (#bb9cb5) is rgb(187, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #bb9cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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