#b2a8b5

Color #b2a8b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a8b5

RGB

rgb(178, 168, 181)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 8.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 7.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 6.01, -5.38)

LCH

lch(70.04, 8.07, 318.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0215, 318.39)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 65.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb5a8

Analogous

#aba8b5

#b2a8b5

#b5a8b1

Triadic

#b2a8b5

#b5b2a8

#a8b5b2

Split-complementary

#b2a8b5

#b1b5a8

#a8b5ab

Tetradic

#b2a8b5

#b5a8ab

#abb5a8

#a8b5b2

Square

#b2a8b5

#b5aba8

#abb5a8

#a8b1b5

Shades

Color #b2a8b5 mixed toward black.

#96889a

#796b7e

#5b505e

#3d353f

#1e1b1f

Tints

Color #b2a8b5 mixed toward white.

#bfb6c1

#ccc5ce

#d8d3da

#e5e2e6

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b2a8b5 mixed toward gray.

#b1a9b4

#b1aab3

#b0abb2

#b0acb1

#afadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb2 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#aeafb1 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b2b0af · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a8b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a8b5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2a8b5 (#b2a8b5) is rgb(178, 168, 181) in RGB.

No, #b2a8b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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