#bf99dc

Color #bf99dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bf99dc

RGB

rgb(191, 153, 220)

HSL

hsl(274, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 26.58, -28.74)

LCH

lch(68.77, 39.15, 312.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1027, 309.91)

HWB

hwb(274, 60%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6dc99

Analogous

#9d99dc

#bf99dc

#dc99d7

Triadic

#bf99dc

#dcbf99

#99dcbf

Split-complementary

#bf99dc

#d7dc99

#99dc9d

Tetradic

#bf99dc

#dc99b6

#b6dc99

#99dcbf

Square

#bf99dc

#dc9d99

#b6dc99

#99d7dc

Shades

Color #bf99dc mixed toward black.

#a26bcc

#8440b9

#63308b

#42205d

#21102e

Tints

Color #bf99dc mixed toward white.

#caaae2

#d4bbe8

#dfcced

#eaddf3

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bf99dc mixed toward gray.

#be9ed6

#bda4d1

#bdaacb

#bcafc6

#bbb5c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ce · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b5cb · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#bdc3c0 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf99dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf99dc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bf99dc (#bf99dc) is rgb(191, 153, 220) in RGB.

No, #bf99dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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