#b5a7b8

Color #b5a7b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a7b8

RGB

rgb(181, 167, 184)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 10.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 9.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.12, 8.18, -6.89)

LCH

lch(70.12, 10.7, 319.89)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0287, 320.37)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 65.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab8a7

Analogous

#aca7b8

#b5a7b8

#b8a7b2

Triadic

#b5a7b8

#b8b5a7

#a7b8b5

Split-complementary

#b5a7b8

#b2b8a7

#a7b8ac

Tetradic

#b5a7b8

#b8a7aa

#aab8a7

#a7b8b5

Square

#b5a7b8

#b8aca7

#aab8a7

#a7b2b8

Shades

Color #b5a7b8 mixed toward black.

#9a879e

#7d6881

#5e4e61

#3f3441

#1f1a20

Tints

Color #b5a7b8 mixed toward white.

#c1b6c4

#cec4d0

#dad3db

#e6e2e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b5a7b8 mixed toward gray.

#b4a8b7

#b3aab5

#b2abb4

#b1adb2

#b0aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#b4b1b0 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a7b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a7b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b5a7b8 (#b5a7b8) is rgb(181, 167, 184) in RGB.

No, #b5a7b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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