#b3abbb

Color #b3abbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abbb

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 187)

HSL

hsl(270, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.08, 5.88, -7.15)

LCH

lch(71.08, 9.26, 309.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0243, 308.14)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbab

Analogous

#ababbb

#b3abbb

#bbabbb

Triadic

#b3abbb

#bbb3ab

#abbbb3

Split-complementary

#b3abbb

#bbbbab

#abbbab

Tetradic

#b3abbb

#bbabb3

#b3bbab

#abbbb3

Square

#b3abbb

#bbabab

#b3bbab

#abbbbb

Shades

Color #b3abbb mixed toward black.

#958aa0

#776b84

#5a5063

#3c3542

#1e1b21

Tints

Color #b3abbb mixed toward white.

#c0b9c6

#ccc7d2

#d9d5dd

#e6e3e8

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b3abbb mixed toward gray.

#b3acba

#b3aeb8

#b3afb7

#b3b0b6

#b3b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b7 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b6 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b3b4b4 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abbb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3abbb (#b3abbb) is rgb(179, 171, 187) in RGB.

No, #b3abbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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