#b6aebb

Color #b6aebb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6aebb

RGB

rgb(182, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.1, 5.28, -5.6)

LCH

lch(72.1, 7.7, 313.32)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0203, 312.81)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbae

Analogous

#b0aebb

#b6aebb

#bbaeba

Triadic

#b6aebb

#bbb6ae

#aebbb6

Split-complementary

#b6aebb

#babbae

#aebbb0

Tetradic

#b6aebb

#bbaeb3

#b3bbae

#aebbb6

Square

#b6aebb

#bbb0ae

#b3bbae

#aebabb

Shades

Color #b6aebb mixed toward black.

#998da0

#7b6e83

#5c5262

#3d3741

#1f1b21

Tints

Color #b6aebb mixed toward white.

#c2bcc6

#cec9d2

#dbd7dd

#e7e4e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b6aebb mixed toward gray.

#b6afba

#b6b0b9

#b5b1b8

#b5b2b7

#b5b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b8 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b7 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b6b6b5 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6aebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6aebb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6aebb (#b6aebb) is rgb(182, 174, 187) in RGB.

No, #b6aebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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