#b5b0bc

Color #b5b0bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b0bc

RGB

rgb(181, 176, 188)

HSL

hsl(265, 8.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 6.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.56, 4.04, -5.47)

LCH

lch(72.56, 6.8, 306.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0178, 304.67)

HWB

hwb(265, 69%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bcb0

Analogous

#b0b1bc

#b5b0bc

#bbb0bc

Triadic

#b5b0bc

#bcb5b0

#b0bcb5

Split-complementary

#b5b0bc

#bcbbb0

#b1bcb0

Tetradic

#b5b0bc

#bcb0b7

#b7bcb0

#b0bcb5

Square

#b5b0bc

#bcb0b1

#b7bcb0

#b0bcbb

Shades

Color #b5b0bc mixed toward black.

#968fa0

#786f83

#5a5462

#3c3842

#1e1c21

Tints

Color #b5b0bc mixed toward white.

#c1bdc7

#cecad2

#dad8de

#e6e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b5b0bc mixed toward gray.

#b5b1bb

#b5b2ba

#b6b3b9

#b6b4b8

#b6b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b5b7b6 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b0bc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b5b0bc (#b5b0bc) is rgb(181, 176, 188) in RGB.

No, #b5b0bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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