#bbb9bc

Color #bbb9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.92 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9bc

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 188)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.39, 1.26, -1.27)

LCH

lch(75.39, 1.79, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0047, 314.14)

HWB

hwb(280, 72.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babcb9

Analogous

#b9b9bc

#bbb9bc

#bcb9bb

Triadic

#bbb9bc

#bcbbb9

#b9bcbb

Split-complementary

#bbb9bc

#bbbcb9

#b9bcb9

Tetradic

#bbb9bc

#bcb9ba

#babcb9

#b9bcbb

Square

#bbb9bc

#bcb9b9

#babcb9

#b9bbbc

Shades

Color #bbb9bc mixed toward black.

#9c999e

#7d7a7f

#5e5b5f

#3f3d40

#1f1e20

Tints

Color #bbb9bc mixed toward white.

#c6c5c7

#d2d0d2

#dddcdd

#e8e8e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb9bc mixed toward gray.

#bbb9bc

#bbb9bb

#bbbabb

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababb · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#bababb · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9bc (#bbb9bc) is rgb(187, 185, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbb9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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