#b0a6ba

Color #b0a6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b0a6ba

RGB

rgb(176, 166, 186)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.7%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.5, 7.4, -8.96)

LCH

lch(69.5, 11.62, 309.55)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0304, 307.92)

HWB

hwb(270, 65.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0baa6

Analogous

#a6a6ba

#b0a6ba

#baa6ba

Triadic

#b0a6ba

#bab0a6

#a6bab0

Split-complementary

#b0a6ba

#babaa6

#a6baa6

Tetradic

#b0a6ba

#baa6b0

#b0baa6

#a6bab0

Square

#b0a6ba

#baa6a6

#b0baa6

#a6baba

Shades

Color #b0a6ba mixed toward black.

#9385a0

#756684

#584d63

#3b3342

#1d1a21

Tints

Color #b0a6ba mixed toward white.

#bdb5c5

#cac4d1

#d7d2dc

#e5e1e8

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b0a6ba mixed toward gray.

#b0a8b8

#b0a9b7

#b0abb5

#b0adb3

#b0aeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#acadb4 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b0b2b1 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0a6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0a6ba]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b0a6ba (#b0a6ba) is rgb(176, 166, 186) in RGB.

No, #b0a6ba 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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