#b8b2bb

Color #b8b2bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b2bb

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 187)

HSL

hsl(280, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.3, 3.8, -3.82)

LCH

lch(73.3, 5.39, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0142, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bbb2

Analogous

#b4b2bb

#b8b2bb

#bbb2ba

Triadic

#b8b2bb

#bbb8b2

#b2bbb8

Split-complementary

#b8b2bb

#babbb2

#b2bbb4

Tetradic

#b8b2bb

#bbb2b5

#b5bbb2

#b2bbb8

Square

#b8b2bb

#bbb4b2

#b5bbb2

#b2babb

Shades

Color #b8b2bb mixed toward black.

#9a929f

#7c7281

#5d5661

#3e3941

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b8b2bb mixed toward white.

#c4bfc6

#d0ccd2

#dcd9dd

#e7e5e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b8b2bb mixed toward gray.

#b8b3ba

#b8b4ba

#b7b4b9

#b7b5b8

#b7b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b8b7b7 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2bb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8b2bb (#b8b2bb) is rgb(184, 178, 187) in RGB.

No, #b8b2bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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