#b3aab6

Color #b3aab6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aab6

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(285, 7.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 6.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.67, 5.46, -4.99)

LCH

lch(70.67, 7.4, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0197, 317.67)

HWB

hwb(285, 66.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb6aa

Analogous

#adaab6

#b3aab6

#b6aab3

Triadic

#b3aab6

#b6b3aa

#aab6b3

Split-complementary

#b3aab6

#b3b6aa

#aab6ad

Tetradic

#b3aab6

#b6aaad

#adb6aa

#aab6b3

Square

#b3aab6

#b6adaa

#adb6aa

#aab3b6

Shades

Color #b3aab6 mixed toward black.

#978a9b

#7a6c7e

#5b515f

#3d363f

#1e1b20

Tints

Color #b3aab6 mixed toward white.

#c0b8c2

#ccc6ce

#d9d4da

#e6e3e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b3aab6 mixed toward gray.

#b2abb5

#b2acb4

#b1adb3

#b1aeb2

#b0afb1

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

#afafb3 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b3b1b0 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aab6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3aab6 (#b3aab6) is rgb(179, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #b3aab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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