#b0a2b9

Color #b0a2b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b0a2b9

RGB

rgb(176, 162, 185)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 14.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 12.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.44, 9.41, -9.99)

LCH

lch(68.44, 13.72, 313.29)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0362, 312.32)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 63.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9a2

Analogous

#a4a2b9

#b0a2b9

#b9a2b6

Triadic

#b0a2b9

#b9b0a2

#a2b9b0

Split-complementary

#b0a2b9

#b6b9a2

#a2b9a4

Tetradic

#b0a2b9

#b9a2ab

#abb9a2

#a2b9b0

Square

#b0a2b9

#b9a4a2

#abb9a2

#a2b6b9

Shades

Color #b0a2b9 mixed toward black.

#9481a0

#776384

#594a63

#3c3242

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b0a2b9 mixed toward white.

#bdb1c5

#cac1d0

#d7d0dc

#e5e0e8

#f2eff3

Tones

Color #b0a2b9 mixed toward gray.

#afa4b7

#afa6b5

#afa8b3

#aeaab1

#aeabaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#abacb3 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#afb0af · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0a2b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0a2b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b0a2b9 (#b0a2b9) is rgb(176, 162, 185) in RGB.

No, #b0a2b9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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