#b9b2bf

Color #b9b2bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2bf

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 191)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.49, 4.91, -5.71)

LCH

lch(73.49, 7.53, 310.69)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0197, 309.66)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bfb2

Analogous

#b3b2bf

#b9b2bf

#bfb2bf

Triadic

#b9b2bf

#bfb9b2

#b2bfb9

Split-complementary

#b9b2bf

#bfbfb2

#b2bfb3

Tetradic

#b9b2bf

#bfb2b8

#b8bfb2

#b2bfb9

Square

#b9b2bf

#bfb3b2

#b8bfb2

#b2bfbf

Shades

Color #b9b2bf mixed toward black.

#9b91a3

#7c7086

#5d5465

#3e3843

#1f1c22

Tints

Color #b9b2bf mixed toward white.

#c5bfca

#d0ccd4

#dcd9df

#e8e5ea

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9b2bf mixed toward gray.

#b9b3be

#b9b4bd

#b9b5bc

#b9b6bb

#b9b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bc · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bb · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b9bab9 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2bf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2bf (#b9b2bf) is rgb(185, 178, 191) in RGB.

No, #b9b2bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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