#b9b4bb

Color #b9b4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b4bb

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 187)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.9, 3.06, -2.92)

LCH

lch(73.9, 4.23, 316.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0112, 316.8)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bbb4

Analogous

#b6b4bb

#b9b4bb

#bbb4ba

Triadic

#b9b4bb

#bbb9b4

#b4bbb9

Split-complementary

#b9b4bb

#babbb4

#b4bbb6

Tetradic

#b9b4bb

#bbb4b6

#b6bbb4

#b4bbb9

Square

#b9b4bb

#bbb6b4

#b6bbb4

#b4babb

Shades

Color #b9b4bb mixed toward black.

#9b949e

#7d7480

#5e5760

#3e3a40

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b9b4bb mixed toward white.

#c5c1c6

#d0cdd2

#dcdadd

#e8e6e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b9b4bb mixed toward gray.

#b9b5bb

#b9b5ba

#b8b6b9

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b9 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b9b8b8 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b4bb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b9b4bb (#b9b4bb) is rgb(185, 180, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9b4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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