#b9b3bc

Color #b9b3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3bc

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 188)

HSL

hsl(280, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.67, 3.79, -3.81)

LCH

lch(73.67, 5.37, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0142, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bcb3

Analogous

#b5b3bc

#b9b3bc

#bcb3bb

Triadic

#b9b3bc

#bcb9b3

#b3bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9b3bc

#bbbcb3

#b3bcb5

Tetradic

#b9b3bc

#bcb3b6

#b6bcb3

#b3bcb9

Square

#b9b3bc

#bcb5b3

#b6bcb3

#b3bbbc

Shades

Color #b9b3bc mixed toward black.

#9b939f

#7d7382

#5e5662

#3e3941

#1f1d21

Tints

Color #b9b3bc mixed toward white.

#c5c0c7

#d0ccd2

#dcd9de

#e8e6e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9b3bc mixed toward gray.

#b9b4bb

#b9b5bb

#b8b5ba

#b8b6b9

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b9 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b9b8b8 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3bc (#b9b3bc) is rgb(185, 179, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9b3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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