#bbb5bf

Color #bbb5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5bf

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 191)

HSL

hsl(276, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.43, 3.98, -4.31)

LCH

lch(74.43, 5.87, 312.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0154, 312.37)

HWB

hwb(276, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bfb5

Analogous

#b6b5bf

#bbb5bf

#bfb5be

Triadic

#bbb5bf

#bfbbb5

#b5bfbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5bf

#bebfb5

#b5bfb6

Tetradic

#bbb5bf

#bfb5b9

#b9bfb5

#b5bfbb

Square

#bbb5bf

#bfb6b5

#b9bfb5

#b5bebf

Shades

Color #bbb5bf mixed toward black.

#9c94a2

#7e7385

#5e5664

#3f3a42

#1f1d21

Tints

Color #bbb5bf mixed toward white.

#c6c1ca

#d2ced4

#dddadf

#e8e6ea

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb5bf mixed toward gray.

#bbb6be

#bbb7bd

#bab7bc

#bab8bc

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

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

#b8b8bd · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bbbbba · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5bf (#bbb5bf) is rgb(187, 181, 191) in RGB.

No, #bbb5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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