#b2afb3

Color #b2afb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2afb3

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 179)

HSL

hsl(285, 2.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 2.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.81, 1.81, -1.67)

LCH

lch(71.81, 2.46, 317.3)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0065, 317.49)

HWB

hwb(285, 68.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b3af

Analogous

#b0afb3

#b2afb3

#b3afb2

Triadic

#b2afb3

#b3b2af

#afb3b2

Split-complementary

#b2afb3

#b2b3af

#afb3b0

Tetradic

#b2afb3

#b3afb0

#b0b3af

#afb3b2

Square

#b2afb3

#b3b0af

#b0b3af

#afb2b3

Shades

Color #b2afb3 mixed toward black.

#959196

#787379

#5a565b

#3c393d

#1e1d1e

Tints

Color #b2afb3 mixed toward white.

#bfbcc0

#cccacc

#d8d7d9

#e5e4e6

#f2f2f2

Tones

Color #b2afb3 mixed toward gray.

#b2afb3

#b2b0b2

#b1b0b2

#b1b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b2 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b2 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b2b1b1 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2afb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2afb3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b2afb3 (#b2afb3) is rgb(178, 175, 179) in RGB.

No, #b2afb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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