#bbb5c2

Color #bbb5c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5c2

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 194)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 9.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 6.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 6.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.51, 4.55, -5.82)

LCH

lch(74.51, 7.39, 308.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0193, 306.57)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 71%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc2b5

Analogous

#b5b5c2

#bbb5c2

#c1b5c2

Triadic

#bbb5c2

#c2bbb5

#b5c2bb

Split-complementary

#bbb5c2

#c2c1b5

#b5c2b5

Tetradic

#bbb5c2

#c2b5bc

#bcc2b5

#b5c2bb

Square

#bbb5c2

#c2b5b5

#bcc2b5

#b5c2c1

Shades

Color #bbb5c2 mixed toward black.

#9b93a6

#7c7189

#5d5567

#3e3844

#1f1c22

Tints

Color #bbb5c2 mixed toward white.

#c6c1cc

#d2ced6

#dddae0

#e8e6eb

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bbb5c2 mixed toward gray.

#bbb6c1

#bbb7c0

#bbb8bf

#bbb9be

#bbbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9be · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bbbdbc · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5c2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5c2 (#bbb5c2) is rgb(187, 181, 194) in RGB.

No, #bbb5c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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