#bb9ecf

Color #bb9ecf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9ecf

RGB

rgb(187, 158, 207)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 33.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 23.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 19.8, -21.05)

LCH

lch(69.13, 28.9, 313.25)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0761, 311.27)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 62%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2cf9e

Analogous

#a39ecf

#bb9ecf

#cf9ecb

Triadic

#bb9ecf

#cfbb9e

#9ecfbb

Split-complementary

#bb9ecf

#cbcf9e

#9ecfa3

Tetradic

#bb9ecf

#cf9eb2

#b2cf9e

#9ecfbb

Square

#bb9ecf

#cfa39e

#b2cf9e

#9ecbcf

Shades

Color #bb9ecf mixed toward black.

#9f75bb

#8151a3

#613c7a

#412851

#201429

Tints

Color #bb9ecf mixed toward white.

#c6aed7

#d2bedf

#ddcfe7

#e8dfef

#f4eff7

Tones

Color #bb9ecf mixed toward gray.

#baa2cb

#baa6c7

#b9aac3

#b8aebf

#b7b3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc5 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b3c2 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#babcba · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9ecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9ecf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bb9ecf (#bb9ecf) is rgb(187, 158, 207) in RGB.

No, #bb9ecf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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