#b3a6b7

Color #b3a6b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a6b7

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 183)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 10.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 9.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(69.67, 7.84, -7.03)

LCH

lch(69.67, 10.53, 318.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0281, 318.32)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 65.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab7a6

Analogous

#aaa6b7

#b3a6b7

#b7a6b2

Triadic

#b3a6b7

#b7b3a6

#a6b7b3

Split-complementary

#b3a6b7

#b2b7a6

#a6b7aa

Tetradic

#b3a6b7

#b7a6aa

#aab7a6

#a6b7b3

Square

#b3a6b7

#b7aaa6

#aab7a6

#a6b2b7

Shades

Color #b3a6b7 mixed toward black.

#98869d

#7b6881

#5c4e60

#3d3440

#1f1a20

Tints

Color #b3a6b7 mixed toward white.

#c0b5c3

#ccc4cf

#d9d2db

#e6e1e7

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b3a6b7 mixed toward gray.

#b2a7b6

#b1a9b4

#b1aab3

#b0acb1

#afadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeadb3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#aeafb2 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b2b0af · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a6b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a6b7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3a6b7 (#b3a6b7) is rgb(179, 166, 183) in RGB.

No, #b3a6b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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