#b7afbb

Color #b7afbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b7afbb

RGB

rgb(183, 175, 187)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 6.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.44, 5.08, -5.09)

LCH

lch(72.44, 7.19, 314.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.019, 314.79)

HWB

hwb(280, 68.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbaf

Analogous

#b1afbb

#b7afbb

#bbafb9

Triadic

#b7afbb

#bbb7af

#afbbb7

Split-complementary

#b7afbb

#b9bbaf

#afbbb1

Tetradic

#b7afbb

#bbafb3

#b3bbaf

#afbbb7

Square

#b7afbb

#bbb1af

#b3bbaf

#afb9bb

Shades

Color #b7afbb mixed toward black.

#9a8e9f

#7c6f82

#5d5362

#3e3741

#1f1c21

Tints

Color #b7afbb mixed toward white.

#c3bcc6

#cfcad2

#dbd7dd

#e7e4e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b7afbb mixed toward gray.

#b7b0ba

#b6b1b9

#b6b2b8

#b6b3b7

#b5b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b8 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b7b6b5 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7afbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7afbb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b7afbb (#b7afbb) is rgb(183, 175, 187) in RGB.

No, #b7afbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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