#bbb3bb

Color #bbb3bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb3bb

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 4.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.8, 4.3, -3.05)

LCH

lch(73.8, 5.27, 324.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0143, 325.53)

HWB

hwb(300, 70.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bbb3

Analogous

#b7b3bb

#bbb3bb

#bbb3b7

Triadic

#bbb3bb

#bbbbb3

#b3bbbb

Split-complementary

#bbb3bb

#b7bbb3

#b3bbb7

Tetradic

#bbb3bb

#bbb3b3

#b3bbb3

#b3bbbb

Square

#bbb3bb

#bbb7b3

#b3bbb3

#b3b7bb

Shades

Color #bbb3bb mixed toward black.

#9e939e

#817381

#615661

#403a40

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb3bb mixed toward white.

#c6c0c6

#d2ccd2

#ddd9dd

#e8e6e8

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb3bb mixed toward gray.

#bab4ba

#b9b5b9

#b8b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b9 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b9 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bbb8b7 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb3bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb3bb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb3bb (#bbb3bb) is rgb(187, 179, 187) in RGB.

No, #bbb3bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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