#b9b2c2

Color #b9b2c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2c2

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 194)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.58, 5.49, -7.22)

LCH

lch(73.58, 9.07, 307.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0237, 305.57)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc2b2

Analogous

#b2b3c2

#b9b2c2

#c1b2c2

Triadic

#b9b2c2

#c2b9b2

#b2c2b9

Split-complementary

#b9b2c2

#c2c1b2

#b3c2b2

Tetradic

#b9b2c2

#c2b2bb

#bbc2b2

#b2c2b9

Square

#b9b2c2

#c2b2b3

#bbc2b2

#b2c2c1

Shades

Color #b9b2c2 mixed toward black.

#998fa7

#7a6e8a

#5c5268

#3d3745

#1f1b23

Tints

Color #b9b2c2 mixed toward white.

#c5bfcc

#d0ccd6

#dcd8e0

#e8e5eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b9b2c2 mixed toward gray.

#b9b3c1

#b9b5bf

#b9b6be

#bab7bd

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6be · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7bd · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#b9bbbb · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2c2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2c2 (#b9b2c2) is rgb(185, 178, 194) in RGB.

No, #b9b2c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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