#b3abbf

Color #b3abbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abbf

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 191)

HSL

hsl(264, 13.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 10.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.19, 6.67, -9.17)

LCH

lch(71.19, 11.34, 306.03)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0296, 303.85)

HWB

hwb(264, 67.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bfab

Analogous

#abadbf

#b3abbf

#bdabbf

Triadic

#b3abbf

#bfb3ab

#abbfb3

Split-complementary

#b3abbf

#bfbdab

#adbfab

Tetradic

#b3abbf

#bfabb7

#b7bfab

#abbfb3

Square

#b3abbf

#bfabad

#b7bfab

#abbfbd

Shades

Color #b3abbf mixed toward black.

#9489a5

#756889

#584e67

#3b3444

#1d1a22

Tints

Color #b3abbf mixed toward white.

#c0b9ca

#ccc7d4

#d9d5df

#e6e3ea

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b3abbf mixed toward gray.

#b3adbd

#b4aebc

#b4b0ba

#b4b2b8

#b5b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ba · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b9 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b3b7b6 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abbf]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3abbf (#b3abbf) is rgb(179, 171, 191) in RGB.

No, #b3abbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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