#b4afb6

Color #b4afb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b4afb6

RGB

rgb(180, 175, 182)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 4.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 3.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.05, 3.08, -2.94)

LCH

lch(72.05, 4.26, 316.33)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0113, 316.43)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 68.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b6af

Analogous

#b0afb6

#b4afb6

#b6afb5

Triadic

#b4afb6

#b6b4af

#afb6b4

Split-complementary

#b4afb6

#b5b6af

#afb6b0

Tetradic

#b4afb6

#b6afb1

#b1b6af

#afb6b4

Square

#b4afb6

#b6b0af

#b1b6af

#afb5b6

Shades

Color #b4afb6 mixed toward black.

#97909a

#79727c

#5b555d

#3d393e

#1e1c1f

Tints

Color #b4afb6 mixed toward white.

#c1bcc2

#cdcace

#dad7db

#e6e4e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b4afb6 mixed toward gray.

#b4b0b5

#b3b1b4

#b3b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b4 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b4 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b4b3b3 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4afb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4afb6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b4afb6 (#b4afb6) is rgb(180, 175, 182) in RGB.

No, #b4afb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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