#b0a6bd

Color #b0a6bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b0a6bd

RGB

rgb(176, 166, 189)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.6, 8, -10.48)

LCH

lch(69.6, 13.18, 307.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0344, 305.17)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bda6

Analogous

#a6a7bd

#b0a6bd

#bba6bd

Triadic

#b0a6bd

#bdb0a6

#a6bdb0

Split-complementary

#b0a6bd

#bdbba6

#a7bda6

Tetradic

#b0a6bd

#bda6b3

#b3bda6

#a6bdb0

Square

#b0a6bd

#bda6a7

#b3bda6

#a6bdbb

Shades

Color #b0a6bd mixed toward black.

#9284a4

#746588

#574c66

#3a3244

#1d1922

Tints

Color #b0a6bd mixed toward white.

#bdb5c8

#cac4d3

#d7d3de

#e5e1e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b0a6bd mixed toward gray.

#b0a8bb

#b0aab9

#b1acb7

#b1aeb5

#b1b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb8 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#acadb6 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b0b4b3 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0a6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0a6bd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b0a6bd (#b0a6bd) is rgb(176, 166, 189) in RGB.

No, #b0a6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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