#b6b0c2

Color #b6b0c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b0c2

RGB

rgb(182, 176, 194)

HSL

hsl(260, 12.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 9.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 5.56, -8.38)

LCH

lch(72.82, 10.06, 303.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0262, 301.08)

HWB

hwb(260, 69%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc2b0

Analogous

#b0b3c2

#b6b0c2

#bfb0c2

Triadic

#b6b0c2

#c2b6b0

#b0c2b6

Split-complementary

#b6b0c2

#c2bfb0

#b3c2b0

Tetradic

#b6b0c2

#c2b0bc

#bcc2b0

#b0c2b6

Square

#b6b0c2

#c2b0b3

#bcc2b0

#b0c2bf

Shades

Color #b6b0c2 mixed toward black.

#968da7

#766b8b

#585168

#3b3646

#1d1b23

Tints

Color #b6b0c2 mixed toward white.

#c2bdcc

#cecad6

#dad7e0

#e7e5eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b6b0c2 mixed toward gray.

#b6b1c0

#b7b3bf

#b7b4bd

#b8b6bc

#b8b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3be · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bd · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b6baba · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b0c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b0c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b6b0c2 (#b6b0c2) is rgb(182, 176, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6b0c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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