#b3a1b8

Color #b3a1b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a1b8

RGB

rgb(179, 161, 184)

HSL

hsl(287, 13.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 12.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.41, 10.8, -9.45)

LCH

lch(68.41, 14.35, 318.81)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0384, 318.8)

HWB

hwb(287, 63.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b8a1

Analogous

#a7a1b8

#b3a1b8

#b8a1b1

Triadic

#b3a1b8

#b8b3a1

#a1b8b3

Split-complementary

#b3a1b8

#b1b8a1

#a1b8a7

Tetradic

#b3a1b8

#b8a1a6

#a6b8a1

#a1b8b3

Square

#b3a1b8

#b8a7a1

#a6b8a1

#a1b1b8

Shades

Color #b3a1b8 mixed toward black.

#98809f

#7c6383

#5d4a62

#3e3141

#1f1921

Tints

Color #b3a1b8 mixed toward white.

#c0b1c4

#ccc0d0

#d9d0db

#e6e0e7

#f2eff3

Tones

Color #b3a1b8 mixed toward gray.

#b2a3b6

#b1a5b4

#b0a7b2

#afa9b0

#adaaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabb3 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#adaeb2 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#b2afae · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a1b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3a1b8 (#b3a1b8) is rgb(179, 161, 184) in RGB.

No, #b3a1b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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