#bbb5be

Color #bbb5be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5be

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 190)

HSL

hsl(280, 6.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.4, 3.79, -3.8)

LCH

lch(74.4, 5.37, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0142, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 71%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8beb5

Analogous

#b6b5be

#bbb5be

#beb5bc

Triadic

#bbb5be

#bebbb5

#b5bebb

Split-complementary

#bbb5be

#bcbeb5

#b5beb6

Tetradic

#bbb5be

#beb5b8

#b8beb5

#b5bebb

Square

#bbb5be

#beb6b5

#b8beb5

#b5bcbe

Shades

Color #bbb5be mixed toward black.

#9d94a1

#7e7484

#5f5763

#3f3a42

#201d21

Tints

Color #bbb5be mixed toward white.

#c6c1c9

#d2ced4

#dddade

#e8e6e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb5be mixed toward gray.

#bbb6bd

#bab6bc

#bab7bc

#bab8bb

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5be]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5be (#bbb5be) is rgb(187, 181, 190) in RGB.

No, #bbb5be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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