#bbb3c8

Color #bbb3c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb3c8

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 200)

HSL

hsl(262.9, 16%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.9, 10.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 10.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 6.81, -9.6)

LCH

lch(74.17, 11.77, 305.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0306, 303.02)

HWB

hwb(262.9, 70.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c8b3

Analogous

#b3b5c8

#bbb3c8

#c5b3c8

Triadic

#bbb3c8

#c8bbb3

#b3c8bb

Split-complementary

#bbb3c8

#c8c5b3

#b5c8b3

Tetradic

#bbb3c8

#c8b3c0

#c0c8b3

#b3c8bb

Square

#bbb3c8

#c8b3b5

#c0c8b3

#b3c8c5

Shades

Color #bbb3c8 mixed toward black.

#9a8ead

#7a6a93

#5b506e

#3d3549

#1e1b25

Tints

Color #bbb3c8 mixed toward white.

#c6c0d1

#d2ccda

#ddd9e3

#e8e6ed

#f4f2f6

Tones

Color #bbb3c8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb5c6

#bcb6c4

#bcb8c3

#bdbac1

#bdbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c3 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9c2 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bbbfbe · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb3c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb3c8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb3c8 (#bbb3c8) is rgb(187, 179, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbb3c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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