#b2b0b5

Color #b2b0b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b0b5

RGB

rgb(178, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(264, 3.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 2.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.13, 1.65, -2.3)

LCH

lch(72.13, 2.83, 305.66)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0073, 303.91)

HWB

hwb(264, 69%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b5b0

Analogous

#b0b0b5

#b2b0b5

#b5b0b5

Triadic

#b2b0b5

#b5b2b0

#b0b5b2

Split-complementary

#b2b0b5

#b5b5b0

#b0b5b0

Tetradic

#b2b0b5

#b5b0b3

#b3b5b0

#b0b5b2

Square

#b2b0b5

#b5b0b0

#b3b5b0

#b0b5b5

Shades

Color #b2b0b5 mixed toward black.

#949198

#76737b

#59565c

#3b3a3d

#1e1d1f

Tints

Color #b2b0b5 mixed toward white.

#bfbdc1

#cccace

#d8d7da

#e5e5e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b2b0b5 mixed toward gray.

#b2b0b5

#b2b1b4

#b2b2b3

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

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b2b3b3 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b0b5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b2b0b5 (#b2b0b5) is rgb(178, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #b2b0b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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