#b3a9bf

Color #b3a9bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a9bf

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 191)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 14.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 11.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(70.68, 7.77, -9.94)

LCH

lch(70.68, 12.62, 308.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.033, 306)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 66.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bfa9

Analogous

#a9aabf

#b3a9bf

#bea9bf

Triadic

#b3a9bf

#bfb3a9

#a9bfb3

Split-complementary

#b3a9bf

#bfbea9

#aabfa9

Tetradic

#b3a9bf

#bfa9b5

#b5bfa9

#a9bfb3

Square

#b3a9bf

#bfa9aa

#b5bfa9

#a9bfbe

Shades

Color #b3a9bf mixed toward black.

#9587a5

#76668a

#594d67

#3b3345

#1e1a22

Tints

Color #b3a9bf mixed toward white.

#c0b7ca

#ccc6d4

#d9d4df

#e6e2ea

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b3a9bf mixed toward gray.

#b3abbd

#b3adbb

#b4afba

#b4b0b8

#b4b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0b9 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b3b6b5 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a9bf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3a9bf (#b3a9bf) is rgb(179, 169, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3a9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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