#b2aab6

Color #b2aab6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aab6

RGB

rgb(178, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 6.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.59, 5.11, -5.12)

LCH

lch(70.59, 7.23, 314.94)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0192, 314.79)

HWB

hwb(280, 66.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb6aa

Analogous

#acaab6

#b2aab6

#b6aab4

Triadic

#b2aab6

#b6b2aa

#aab6b2

Split-complementary

#b2aab6

#b4b6aa

#aab6ac

Tetradic

#b2aab6

#b6aaae

#aeb6aa

#aab6b2

Square

#b2aab6

#b6acaa

#aeb6aa

#aab4b6

Shades

Color #b2aab6 mixed toward black.

#958a9b

#786c7e

#5a515f

#3c363f

#1e1b20

Tints

Color #b2aab6 mixed toward white.

#bfb8c2

#ccc6ce

#d8d4da

#e5e3e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b2aab6 mixed toward gray.

#b2abb5

#b1acb4

#b1adb3

#b1aeb2

#b0afb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb3 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0b3 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b2b1b0 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aab6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b2aab6 (#b2aab6) is rgb(178, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #b2aab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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