#b4b1b8

Color #b4b1b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b1b8

RGB

rgb(180, 177, 184)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 4.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 3.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.63, 2.38, -3.19)

LCH

lch(72.63, 3.98, 306.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0104, 305.22)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 69.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b8b1

Analogous

#b1b2b8

#b4b1b8

#b8b1b8

Triadic

#b4b1b8

#b8b4b1

#b1b8b4

Split-complementary

#b4b1b8

#b8b8b1

#b2b8b1

Tetradic

#b4b1b8

#b8b1b5

#b5b8b1

#b1b8b4

Square

#b4b1b8

#b8b1b2

#b5b8b1

#b1b8b8

Shades

Color #b4b1b8 mixed toward black.

#96929b

#78737e

#5a565f

#3c393f

#1e1d20

Tints

Color #b4b1b8 mixed toward white.

#c1bec4

#cdcbd0

#dad8dc

#e6e5e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b4b1b8 mixed toward gray.

#b4b2b7

#b4b3b6

#b4b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b6 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b3b6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b4b5b5 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b1b8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4b1b8 (#b4b1b8) is rgb(180, 177, 184) in RGB.

No, #b4b1b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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