#b8b0be

Color #b8b0be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b0be

RGB

rgb(184, 176, 190)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 9.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 7.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 5.46, -6.1)

LCH

lch(72.86, 8.19, 311.83)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0216, 310.86)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 69%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6beb0

Analogous

#b1b0be

#b8b0be

#beb0bd

Triadic

#b8b0be

#beb8b0

#b0beb8

Split-complementary

#b8b0be

#bdbeb0

#b0beb1

Tetradic

#b8b0be

#beb0b6

#b6beb0

#b0beb8

Square

#b8b0be

#beb1b0

#b6beb0

#b0bdbe

Shades

Color #b8b0be mixed toward black.

#9a8fa3

#7c6e86

#5d5364

#3e3743

#1f1c21

Tints

Color #b8b0be mixed toward white.

#c4bdc9

#d0cad4

#dcd8df

#e7e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b8b0be mixed toward gray.

#b8b1bd

#b8b2bc

#b8b4bb

#b7b5b9

#b7b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b6ba · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b0be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b0be]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8b0be (#b8b0be) is rgb(184, 176, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8b0be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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