#b1acb9

Color #b1acb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b1acb9

RGB

rgb(177, 172, 185)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 8.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.11, 4.25, -6)

LCH

lch(71.11, 7.35, 305.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0191, 303.27)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 67.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b9ac

Analogous

#acadb9

#b1acb9

#b8acb9

Triadic

#b1acb9

#b9b1ac

#acb9b1

Split-complementary

#b1acb9

#b9b8ac

#adb9ac

Tetradic

#b1acb9

#b9acb4

#b4b9ac

#acb9b1

Square

#b1acb9

#b9acad

#b4b9ac

#acb9b8

Shades

Color #b1acb9 mixed toward black.

#938c9e

#756d81

#585261

#3a3641

#1d1b20

Tints

Color #b1acb9 mixed toward white.

#bebac5

#cbc8d0

#d8d5dc

#e5e3e8

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b1acb9 mixed toward gray.

#b1adb8

#b2aeb7

#b2afb6

#b2b0b5

#b2b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#afb0b5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#b1b4b3 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1acb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1acb9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b1acb9 (#b1acb9) is rgb(177, 172, 185) in RGB.

No, #b1acb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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