#b3a8bb

Color #b3a8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8bb

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(70.3, 7.53, -8.3)

LCH

lch(70.3, 11.21, 312.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0295, 311.15)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bba8

Analogous

#a9a8bb

#b3a8bb

#bba8ba

Triadic

#b3a8bb

#bbb3a8

#a8bbb3

Split-complementary

#b3a8bb

#babba8

#a8bba9

Tetradic

#b3a8bb

#bba8b0

#b0bba8

#a8bbb3

Square

#b3a8bb

#bba9a8

#b0bba8

#a8babb

Shades

Color #b3a8bb mixed toward black.

#9687a1

#796885

#5a4e64

#3c3442

#1e1a21

Tints

Color #b3a8bb mixed toward white.

#c0b6c6

#ccc5d2

#d9d3dd

#e6e2e8

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b3a8bb mixed toward gray.

#b3aab9

#b2abb8

#b2adb6

#b2aeb5

#b2b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0b6 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b2b3b2 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8bb (#b3a8bb) is rgb(179, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #b3a8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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