#b2afbe

Color #b2afbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2afbe

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 190)

HSL

hsl(252, 10.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 7.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.12, 3.94, -7.25)

LCH

lch(72.12, 8.25, 298.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0214, 295.13)

HWB

hwb(252, 68.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeaf

Analogous

#afb4be

#b2afbe

#baafbe

Triadic

#b2afbe

#beb2af

#afbeb2

Split-complementary

#b2afbe

#bebaaf

#b4beaf

Tetradic

#b2afbe

#beafbb

#bbbeaf

#afbeb2

Square

#b2afbe

#beafb4

#bbbeaf

#afbeba

Shades

Color #b2afbe mixed toward black.

#928ea3

#726d86

#565265

#393743

#1d1b22

Tints

Color #b2afbe mixed toward white.

#bfbcc9

#cccad4

#d9d7df

#e5e4e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b2afbe mixed toward gray.

#b3b0bd

#b4b2bc

#b4b3ba

#b5b4b9

#b6b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b2b8b7 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2afbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2afbe]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b2afbe (#b2afbe) is rgb(178, 175, 190) in RGB.

No, #b2afbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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