#b6b1b8

Color #b6b1b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b1b8

RGB

rgb(182, 177, 184)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 4.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 3.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 3.07, -2.93)

LCH

lch(72.79, 4.24, 316.34)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0113, 316.43)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 69.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b8b1

Analogous

#b3b1b8

#b6b1b8

#b8b1b7

Triadic

#b6b1b8

#b8b6b1

#b1b8b6

Split-complementary

#b6b1b8

#b7b8b1

#b1b8b3

Tetradic

#b6b1b8

#b8b1b3

#b3b8b1

#b1b8b6

Square

#b6b1b8

#b8b3b1

#b3b8b1

#b1b7b8

Shades

Color #b6b1b8 mixed toward black.

#99929b

#7b737e

#5c565f

#3d393f

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b6b1b8 mixed toward white.

#c2bec4

#cecbd0

#dbd8dc

#e7e5e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b6b1b8 mixed toward gray.

#b6b2b7

#b5b3b6

#b5b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b6 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b6 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b6b5b5 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b1b8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b6b1b8 (#b6b1b8) is rgb(182, 177, 184) in RGB.

No, #b6b1b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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