#bbb4bf

Color #bbb4bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4bf

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 191)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 7.9%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 5.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 4.52, -4.69)

LCH

lch(74.17, 6.51, 313.94)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0173, 313.59)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 70.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bfb4

Analogous

#b5b4bf

#bbb4bf

#bfb4bd

Triadic

#bbb4bf

#bfbbb4

#b4bfbb

Split-complementary

#bbb4bf

#bdbfb4

#b4bfb5

Tetradic

#bbb4bf

#bfb4b8

#b8bfb4

#b4bfbb

Square

#bbb4bf

#bfb5b4

#b8bfb4

#b4bdbf

Shades

Color #bbb4bf mixed toward black.

#9d93a2

#7e7285

#5f5564

#3f3943

#201c21

Tints

Color #bbb4bf mixed toward white.

#c6c0ca

#d2cdd4

#ddd9df

#e8e6ea

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb4bf mixed toward gray.

#bbb5be

#bab6bd

#bab7bc

#bab8bb

#bab8ba

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 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b9bc · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4bf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4bf (#bbb4bf) is rgb(187, 180, 191) in RGB.

No, #bbb4bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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