#bbb8be

Color #bbb8be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8be

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 190)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.4%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.18, 2.17, -2.66)

LCH

lch(75.18, 3.43, 309.21)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.009, 308.26)

HWB

hwb(270, 72.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeb8

Analogous

#b8b8be

#bbb8be

#beb8be

Triadic

#bbb8be

#bebbb8

#b8bebb

Split-complementary

#bbb8be

#bebeb8

#b8beb8

Tetradic

#bbb8be

#beb8bb

#bbbeb8

#b8bebb

Square

#bbb8be

#beb8b8

#bbbeb8

#b8bebe

Shades

Color #bbb8be mixed toward black.

#9c97a0

#7d7782

#5d5962

#3e3c41

#1f1e21

Tints

Color #bbb8be mixed toward white.

#c6c4c9

#d2d0d4

#dddbde

#e8e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb8be mixed toward gray.

#bbb8bd

#bbb9bd

#bbb9bc

#bbbabc

#bbbabb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bababc · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8be]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8be (#bbb8be) is rgb(187, 184, 190) in RGB.

No, #bbb8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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