#b2a2ba

Color #b2a2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a2ba

RGB

rgb(178, 162, 186)

HSL

hsl(280, 14.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 12.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.64, 10.3, -10.22)

LCH

lch(68.64, 14.51, 315.22)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0385, 314.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 63.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabaa2

Analogous

#a6a2ba

#b2a2ba

#baa2b6

Triadic

#b2a2ba

#bab2a2

#a2bab2

Split-complementary

#b2a2ba

#b6baa2

#a2baa6

Tetradic

#b2a2ba

#baa2aa

#aabaa2

#a2bab2

Square

#b2a2ba

#baa6a2

#aabaa2

#a2b6ba

Shades

Color #b2a2ba mixed toward black.

#9681a1

#7a6385

#5b4a64

#3d3143

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b2a2ba mixed toward white.

#bfb1c5

#ccc1d1

#d8d0dc

#e5e0e8

#f2eff3

Tones

Color #b2a2ba mixed toward gray.

#b1a4b8

#b1a6b6

#b0a8b4

#afaab2

#afacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb5 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#acadb3 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b1b0af · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a2ba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b2a2ba (#b2a2ba) is rgb(178, 162, 186) in RGB.

No, #b2a2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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