#b5adbe

Color #b5adbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5adbe

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 190)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.84, 6.06, -7.64)

LCH

lch(71.84, 9.75, 308.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0255, 306.87)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bead

Analogous

#adaebe

#b5adbe

#beadbe

Triadic

#b5adbe

#beb5ad

#adbeb5

Split-complementary

#b5adbe

#bebead

#aebead

Tetradic

#b5adbe

#beadb6

#b6bead

#adbeb5

Square

#b5adbe

#beadae

#b6bead

#adbebe

Shades

Color #b5adbe mixed toward black.

#978ba3

#786b87

#5a5065

#3c3544

#1e1b22

Tints

Color #b5adbe mixed toward white.

#c1bbc9

#cec8d4

#dad6df

#e6e4e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b5adbe mixed toward gray.

#b5aebd

#b5b0bb

#b5b1ba

#b5b3b8

#b5b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b5b7b6 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5adbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5adbe]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5adbe (#b5adbe) is rgb(181, 173, 190) in RGB.

No, #b5adbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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