#b7a9ba

Color #b7a9ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b7a9ba

RGB

rgb(183, 169, 186)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 11%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 9.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.86, 8.17, -6.87)

LCH

lch(70.86, 10.67, 319.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0286, 320.25)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 66.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbaa9

Analogous

#aea9ba

#b7a9ba

#baa9b4

Triadic

#b7a9ba

#bab7a9

#a9bab7

Split-complementary

#b7a9ba

#b4baa9

#a9baae

Tetradic

#b7a9ba

#baa9ac

#acbaa9

#a9bab7

Square

#b7a9ba

#baaea9

#acbaa9

#a9b4ba

Shades

Color #b7a9ba mixed toward black.

#9c88a0

#7f6983

#5f4f63

#3f3542

#201a21

Tints

Color #b7a9ba mixed toward white.

#c3b7c6

#cfc6d1

#dbd4dd

#e7e2e8

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b7a9ba mixed toward gray.

#b6aab9

#b5acb7

#b4adb6

#b3afb4

#b2b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b6 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b5 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#b6b3b2 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7a9ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7a9ba]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b7a9ba (#b7a9ba) is rgb(183, 169, 186) in RGB.

No, #b7a9ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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