#bbb4be

Color #bbb4be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4be

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 190)

HSL

hsl(282, 7.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 5.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.14, 4.33, -4.19)

LCH

lch(74.14, 6.03, 315.94)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.016, 316.01)

HWB

hwb(282, 70.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7beb4

Analogous

#b6b4be

#bbb4be

#beb4bc

Triadic

#bbb4be

#bebbb4

#b4bebb

Split-complementary

#bbb4be

#bcbeb4

#b4beb6

Tetradic

#bbb4be

#beb4b7

#b7beb4

#b4bebb

Square

#bbb4be

#beb6b4

#b7beb4

#b4bcbe

Shades

Color #bbb4be mixed toward black.

#9d93a1

#7f7284

#5f5663

#3f3942

#201d21

Tints

Color #bbb4be mixed toward white.

#c6c0c9

#d2cdd4

#ddd9de

#e8e6e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb4be mixed toward gray.

#bbb5bd

#bab6bc

#bab6bb

#bab7bb

#b9b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bb · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bbbab9 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4be]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4be (#bbb4be) is rgb(187, 180, 190) in RGB.

No, #bbb4be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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