#bbb0bd

Color #bbb0bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb0bd

RGB

rgb(187, 176, 189)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 9%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 6.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.08, 6.31, -5.2)

LCH

lch(73.08, 8.18, 320.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.022, 321.1)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 69%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bdb0

Analogous

#b5b0bd

#bbb0bd

#bdb0b9

Triadic

#bbb0bd

#bdbbb0

#b0bdbb

Split-complementary

#bbb0bd

#b9bdb0

#b0bdb5

Tetradic

#bbb0bd

#bdb0b2

#b2bdb0

#b0bdbb

Square

#bbb0bd

#bdb5b0

#b2bdb0

#b0b9bd

Shades

Color #bbb0bd mixed toward black.

#9f8fa1

#816f85

#615364

#413742

#201c21

Tints

Color #bbb0bd mixed toward white.

#c6bdc8

#d2cad3

#ddd8de

#e8e5e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb0bd mixed toward gray.

#bab1bc

#bab2bb

#b9b3ba

#b8b4b9

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b9 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bab8b7 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb0bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb0bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bbb0bd (#bbb0bd) is rgb(187, 176, 189) in RGB.

No, #bbb0bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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