#b3a7b6

Color #b3a7b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a7b6

RGB

rgb(179, 167, 182)

HSL

hsl(288, 9.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 8.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.89, 7.1, -6.14)

LCH

lch(69.89, 9.39, 319.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0251, 319.52)

HWB

hwb(288, 65.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab6a7

Analogous

#aba7b6

#b3a7b6

#b6a7b1

Triadic

#b3a7b6

#b6b3a7

#a7b6b3

Split-complementary

#b3a7b6

#b1b6a7

#a7b6ab

Tetradic

#b3a7b6

#b6a7aa

#aab6a7

#a7b6b3

Square

#b3a7b6

#b6aba7

#aab6a7

#a7b1b6

Shades

Color #b3a7b6 mixed toward black.

#97879c

#7b697f

#5c4f5f

#3d3540

#1f1a20

Tints

Color #b3a7b6 mixed toward white.

#c0b6c2

#ccc4ce

#d9d3da

#e6e2e7

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b3a7b6 mixed toward gray.

#b2a8b5

#b1a9b3

#b1abb2

#b0acb1

#afadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#afb0b2 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b2b0af · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a7b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a7b6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b3a7b6 (#b3a7b6) is rgb(179, 167, 182) in RGB.

No, #b3a7b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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