#b2aabe

Color #b2aabe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aabe

RGB

rgb(178, 170, 190)

HSL

hsl(264, 13.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 10.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(70.82, 6.68, -9.18)

LCH

lch(70.82, 11.35, 306.04)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0296, 303.85)

HWB

hwb(264, 66.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6beaa

Analogous

#aaacbe

#b2aabe

#bcaabe

Triadic

#b2aabe

#beb2aa

#aabeb2

Split-complementary

#b2aabe

#bebcaa

#acbeaa

Tetradic

#b2aabe

#beaab6

#b6beaa

#aabeb2

Square

#b2aabe

#beaaac

#b6beaa

#aabebc

Shades

Color #b2aabe mixed toward black.

#9388a4

#756888

#584e66

#3a3444

#1d1a22

Tints

Color #b2aabe mixed toward white.

#bfb8c9

#ccc6d4

#d9d5df

#e5e3e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b2aabe mixed toward gray.

#b2acbc

#b3adbb

#b3afb9

#b3b1b7

#b4b2b6

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

#afafb9 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0b8 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b2b6b5 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aabe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aabe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b2aabe (#b2aabe) is rgb(178, 170, 190) in RGB.

No, #b2aabe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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