#b9b6bd

Color #b9b6bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b6bd

RGB

rgb(185, 182, 189)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 3.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.47, 2.36, -3.17)

LCH

lch(74.47, 3.95, 306.67)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0103, 305.54)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 71.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babdb6

Analogous

#b6b6bd

#b9b6bd

#bcb6bd

Triadic

#b9b6bd

#bdb9b6

#b6bdb9

Split-complementary

#b9b6bd

#bdbcb6

#b6bdb6

Tetradic

#b9b6bd

#bdb6ba

#babdb6

#b6bdb9

Square

#b9b6bd

#bdb6b6

#babdb6

#b6bdbc

Shades

Color #b9b6bd mixed toward black.

#9a95a0

#7b7582

#5c5861

#3d3b41

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b9b6bd mixed toward white.

#c5c2c8

#d0ced3

#dcdade

#e8e7e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b9b6bd mixed toward gray.

#b9b6bc

#b9b7bc

#b9b8bb

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b9baba · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b6bd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9b6bd (#b9b6bd) is rgb(185, 182, 189) in RGB.

No, #b9b6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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