#bbb7c1

Color #bbb7c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb7c1

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 193)

HSL

hsl(264, 7.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75, 3.28, -4.55)

LCH

lch(75, 5.61, 305.79)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0146, 304.12)

HWB

hwb(264, 71.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc1b7

Analogous

#b7b8c1

#bbb7c1

#c0b7c1

Triadic

#bbb7c1

#c1bbb7

#b7c1bb

Split-complementary

#bbb7c1

#c1c0b7

#b8c1b7

Tetradic

#bbb7c1

#c1b7bd

#bdc1b7

#b7c1bb

Square

#bbb7c1

#c1b7b8

#bdc1b7

#b7c1c0

Shades

Color #bbb7c1 mixed toward black.

#9b95a4

#7b7487

#5d5765

#3e3a43

#1f1d22

Tints

Color #bbb7c1 mixed toward white.

#c6c3cb

#d2cfd6

#dddbe0

#e8e7ea

#f4f3f5

Tones

Color #bbb7c1 mixed toward gray.

#bbb8c0

#bbb9bf

#bbb9be

#bcbabe

#bcbbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bf · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bababe · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bbbdbc · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb7c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb7c1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb7c1 (#bbb7c1) is rgb(187, 183, 193) in RGB.

No, #bbb7c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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