#b1a6bc

Color #b1a6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a6bc

RGB

rgb(177, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(270, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.65, 8.14, -9.84)

LCH

lch(69.65, 12.77, 309.6)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0335, 307.97)

HWB

hwb(270, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bca6

Analogous

#a6a6bc

#b1a6bc

#bca6bc

Triadic

#b1a6bc

#bcb1a6

#a6bcb1

Split-complementary

#b1a6bc

#bcbca6

#a6bca6

Tetradic

#b1a6bc

#bca6b1

#b1bca6

#a6bcb1

Square

#b1a6bc

#bca6a6

#b1bca6

#a6bcbc

Shades

Color #b1a6bc mixed toward black.

#9384a3

#766587

#584c65

#3b3343

#1d1922

Tints

Color #b1a6bc mixed toward white.

#beb5c7

#cbc4d2

#d8d2dd

#e5e1e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b1a6bc mixed toward gray.

#b1a8ba

#b1aab8

#b1abb6

#b1adb5

#b1afb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb7 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#adaeb6 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b0b3b2 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a6bc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b1a6bc (#b1a6bc) is rgb(177, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #b1a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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