#b1abb8

Color #b1abb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1abb8

RGB

rgb(177, 171, 184)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 8.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 7.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.83, 4.6, -5.88)

LCH

lch(70.83, 7.47, 308.04)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0195, 306.46)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 67.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b8ab

Analogous

#ababb8

#b1abb8

#b7abb8

Triadic

#b1abb8

#b8b1ab

#abb8b1

Split-complementary

#b1abb8

#b8b7ab

#abb8ab

Tetradic

#b1abb8

#b8abb2

#b2b8ab

#abb8b1

Square

#b1abb8

#b8abab

#b2b8ab

#abb8b7

Shades

Color #b1abb8 mixed toward black.

#938b9d

#766c80

#585160

#3b3640

#1d1b20

Tints

Color #b1abb8 mixed toward white.

#beb9c4

#cbc7d0

#d8d5db

#e5e3e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b1abb8 mixed toward gray.

#b1acb7

#b1adb6

#b1aeb5

#b1afb4

#b1b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb5 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b1b3b2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1abb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1abb8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b1abb8 (#b1abb8) is rgb(177, 171, 184) in RGB.

No, #b1abb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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