#b4a9b7

Color #b4a9b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a9b7

RGB

rgb(180, 169, 183)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 8.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 7.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.52, 6.55, -5.75)

LCH

lch(70.52, 8.72, 318.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0233, 319)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 66.3%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb7a9

Analogous

#ada9b7

#b4a9b7

#b7a9b3

Triadic

#b4a9b7

#b7b4a9

#a9b7b4

Split-complementary

#b4a9b7

#b3b7a9

#a9b7ad

Tetradic

#b4a9b7

#b7a9ac

#acb7a9

#a9b7b4

Square

#b4a9b7

#b7ada9

#acb7a9

#a9b3b7

Shades

Color #b4a9b7 mixed toward black.

#98899c

#7b6b80

#5c5060

#3e3540

#1f1b20

Tints

Color #b4a9b7 mixed toward white.

#c0b7c3

#cdc6cf

#d9d4db

#e6e2e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b4a9b7 mixed toward gray.

#b3aab6

#b3abb5

#b2acb3

#b1aeb2

#b1afb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b3 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b3b1b1 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a9b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a9b7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4a9b7 (#b4a9b7) is rgb(180, 169, 183) in RGB.

No, #b4a9b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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