#b3b1b4

Color #b3b1b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1b4

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 180)

HSL

hsl(280, 2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.44, 1.27, -1.28)

LCH

lch(72.44, 1.8, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0048, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 69.4%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b4b1

Analogous

#b1b1b4

#b3b1b4

#b4b1b4

Triadic

#b3b1b4

#b4b3b1

#b1b4b3

Split-complementary

#b3b1b4

#b4b4b1

#b1b4b1

Tetradic

#b3b1b4

#b4b1b2

#b2b4b1

#b1b4b3

Square

#b3b1b4

#b4b1b1

#b2b4b1

#b1b4b4

Shades

Color #b3b1b4 mixed toward black.

#959397

#787579

#5a575b

#3c3a3d

#1e1d1e

Tints

Color #b3b1b4 mixed toward white.

#c0bec1

#cccbcd

#d9d8da

#e6e5e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b3b1b4 mixed toward gray.

#b3b1b4

#b3b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b3 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b3 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1b4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1b4 (#b3b1b4) is rgb(179, 177, 180) in RGB.

No, #b3b1b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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