#b1afb5

Color #b1afb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1afb5

RGB

rgb(177, 175, 181)

HSL

hsl(260, 3.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 3.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 3.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.79, 1.84, -2.81)

LCH

lch(71.79, 3.36, 303.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0087, 300.96)

HWB

hwb(260, 68.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b5af

Analogous

#afb0b5

#b1afb5

#b4afb5

Triadic

#b1afb5

#b5b1af

#afb5b1

Split-complementary

#b1afb5

#b5b4af

#b0b5af

Tetradic

#b1afb5

#b5afb3

#b3b5af

#afb5b1

Square

#b1afb5

#b5afb0

#b3b5af

#afb5b4

Shades

Color #b1afb5 mixed toward black.

#939098

#75727b

#58565c

#3b393e

#1d1d1f

Tints

Color #b1afb5 mixed toward white.

#bebcc1

#cbcace

#d8d7da

#e5e4e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b1afb5 mixed toward gray.

#b1afb4

#b1b0b4

#b1b0b3

#b2b1b3

#b2b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b1b2b2 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1afb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1afb5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b1afb5 (#b1afb5) is rgb(177, 175, 181) in RGB.

No, #b1afb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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