#b6abbb

Color #b6abbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6abbb

RGB

rgb(182, 171, 187)

HSL

hsl(281.3, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.3, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.32, 6.92, -6.75)

LCH

lch(71.32, 9.67, 315.71)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0257, 315.47)

HWB

hwb(281.3, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bbab

Analogous

#aeabbb

#b6abbb

#bbabb8

Triadic

#b6abbb

#bbb6ab

#abbbb6

Split-complementary

#b6abbb

#b8bbab

#abbbae

Tetradic

#b6abbb

#bbabb0

#b0bbab

#abbbb6

Square

#b6abbb

#bbaeab

#b0bbab

#abb8bb

Shades

Color #b6abbb mixed toward black.

#998aa0

#7c6b84

#5d5063

#3e3542

#1f1b21

Tints

Color #b6abbb mixed toward white.

#c2b9c6

#cec7d2

#dbd5dd

#e7e3e8

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b6abbb mixed toward gray.

#b6acba

#b5aeb8

#b5afb7

#b4b0b6

#b4b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b6 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#b5b4b4 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6abbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6abbb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b6abbb (#b6abbb) is rgb(182, 171, 187) in RGB.

No, #b6abbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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