#b8aebb

Color #b8aebb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aebb

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 5.97, -5.34)

LCH

lch(72.26, 8.01, 318.19)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0214, 318.41)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bbae

Analogous

#b2aebb

#b8aebb

#bbaeb8

Triadic

#b8aebb

#bbb8ae

#aebbb8

Split-complementary

#b8aebb

#b8bbae

#aebbb2

Tetradic

#b8aebb

#bbaeb1

#b1bbae

#aebbb8

Square

#b8aebb

#bbb2ae

#b1bbae

#aeb8bb

Shades

Color #b8aebb mixed toward black.

#9b8da0

#7e6e83

#5f5262

#3f3741

#201b21

Tints

Color #b8aebb mixed toward white.

#c4bcc6

#d0c9d2

#dcd7dd

#e7e4e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b8aebb mixed toward gray.

#b7afba

#b7b0b9

#b6b1b8

#b6b2b7

#b5b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b7 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b8b6b5 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aebb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8aebb (#b8aebb) is rgb(184, 174, 187) in RGB.

No, #b8aebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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