#b7abbd

Color #b7abbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7abbd

RGB

rgb(183, 171, 189)

HSL

hsl(280, 12%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 9.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.46, 7.65, -7.63)

LCH

lch(71.46, 10.8, 315.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0286, 314.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 67.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bdab

Analogous

#aeabbd

#b7abbd

#bdabba

Triadic

#b7abbd

#bdb7ab

#abbdb7

Split-complementary

#b7abbd

#babdab

#abbdae

Tetradic

#b7abbd

#bdabb1

#b1bdab

#abbdb7

Square

#b7abbd

#bdaeab

#b1bdab

#abbabd

Shades

Color #b7abbd mixed toward black.

#9a89a3

#7d6a86

#5e4f65

#3e3543

#1f1a22

Tints

Color #b7abbd mixed toward white.

#c3b9c8

#cfc7d3

#dbd5de

#e7e3e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b7abbd mixed toward gray.

#b7adbc

#b6aeba

#b6b0b9

#b5b1b7

#b5b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b8 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b6b5b5 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7abbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7abbd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b7abbd (#b7abbd) is rgb(183, 171, 189) in RGB.

No, #b7abbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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