#bbb1be

Color #bbb1be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb1be

RGB

rgb(187, 177, 190)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 9.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 6.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.37, 5.95, -5.33)

LCH

lch(73.37, 7.99, 318.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0213, 318.23)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 69.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4beb1

Analogous

#b5b1be

#bbb1be

#beb1bb

Triadic

#bbb1be

#bebbb1

#b1bebb

Split-complementary

#bbb1be

#bbbeb1

#b1beb5

Tetradic

#bbb1be

#beb1b4

#b4beb1

#b1bebb

Square

#bbb1be

#beb5b1

#b4beb1

#b1bbbe

Shades

Color #bbb1be mixed toward black.

#9e90a2

#806f86

#605364

#403843

#201c21

Tints

Color #bbb1be mixed toward white.

#c6bec9

#d2cbd4

#ddd8df

#e8e5e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb1be mixed toward gray.

#bbb2bd

#bab3bc

#b9b4bb

#b9b5ba

#b8b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ba · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bbb9b8 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb1be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb1be]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb1be (#bbb1be) is rgb(187, 177, 190) in RGB.

No, #bbb1be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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