#b1a2ba

Color #b1a2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a2ba

RGB

rgb(177, 162, 186)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 14.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 12.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.56, 9.95, -10.36)

LCH

lch(68.56, 14.36, 313.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.038, 312.97)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 63.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbaa2

Analogous

#a5a2ba

#b1a2ba

#baa2b7

Triadic

#b1a2ba

#bab1a2

#a2bab1

Split-complementary

#b1a2ba

#b7baa2

#a2baa5

Tetradic

#b1a2ba

#baa2ab

#abbaa2

#a2bab1

Square

#b1a2ba

#baa5a2

#abbaa2

#a2b7ba

Shades

Color #b1a2ba mixed toward black.

#9581a1

#786385

#5a4a64

#3c3143

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b1a2ba mixed toward white.

#beb1c5

#cbc1d1

#d8d0dc

#e5e0e8

#f2eff3

Tones

Color #b1a2ba mixed toward gray.

#b0a4b8

#b0a6b6

#afa8b4

#afaab2

#aeacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb5 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#acadb3 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b0b0af · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a2ba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b1a2ba (#b1a2ba) is rgb(177, 162, 186) in RGB.

No, #b1a2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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