#bbb7bc

Color #bbb7bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb7bc

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 188)

HSL

hsl(288, 3.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.86, 2.33, -2.03)

LCH

lch(74.86, 3.09, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0083, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 71.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcb7

Analogous

#b8b7bc

#bbb7bc

#bcb7ba

Triadic

#bbb7bc

#bcbbb7

#b7bcbb

Split-complementary

#bbb7bc

#babcb7

#b7bcb8

Tetradic

#bbb7bc

#bcb7b8

#b8bcb7

#b7bcbb

Square

#bbb7bc

#bcb8b7

#b8bcb7

#b7babc

Shades

Color #bbb7bc mixed toward black.

#9d979e

#7e7780

#5f5960

#3f3c40

#201e20

Tints

Color #bbb7bc mixed toward white.

#c6c3c7

#d2cfd2

#dddbdd

#e8e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb7bc mixed toward gray.

#bbb7bb

#bab8bb

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bababb · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb7bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb7bc (#bbb7bc) is rgb(187, 183, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbb7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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