#b3aaba

Color #b3aaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aaba

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 186)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 10.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 8.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.79, 6.23, -7.02)

LCH

lch(70.79, 9.39, 311.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0247, 310.73)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 66.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1baaa

Analogous

#abaaba

#b3aaba

#baaab9

Triadic

#b3aaba

#bab3aa

#aabab3

Split-complementary

#b3aaba

#b9baaa

#aabaab

Tetradic

#b3aaba

#baaab1

#b1baaa

#aabab3

Square

#b3aaba

#baabaa

#b1baaa

#aab9ba

Shades

Color #b3aaba mixed toward black.

#96899f

#786a83

#5a5062

#3c3542

#1e1b21

Tints

Color #b3aaba mixed toward white.

#c0b8c5

#ccc6d1

#d9d4dc

#e6e3e8

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b3aaba mixed toward gray.

#b3abb9

#b3adb7

#b2aeb6

#b2afb5

#b2b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aaba]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b3aaba (#b3aaba) is rgb(179, 170, 186) in RGB.

No, #b3aaba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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