#b2a2bb

Color #b2a2bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a2bb

RGB

rgb(178, 162, 187)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 15.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 13.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.67, 10.49, -10.73)

LCH

lch(68.67, 15.01, 314.35)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0397, 313.47)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 63.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbba2

Analogous

#a5a2bb

#b2a2bb

#bba2b7

Triadic

#b2a2bb

#bbb2a2

#a2bbb2

Split-complementary

#b2a2bb

#b7bba2

#a2bba5

Tetradic

#b2a2bb

#bba2ab

#abbba2

#a2bbb2

Square

#b2a2bb

#bba5a2

#abbba2

#a2b7bb

Shades

Color #b2a2bb mixed toward black.

#9680a2

#796286

#5b4a65

#3d3143

#1e1922

Tints

Color #b2a2bb mixed toward white.

#bfb1c6

#ccc1d2

#d8d0dd

#e5e0e8

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b2a2bb mixed toward gray.

#b1a4b9

#b1a6b7

#b0a8b5

#b0aab3

#afacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb5 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#acadb4 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b1b1b0 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a2bb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2a2bb (#b2a2bb) is rgb(178, 162, 187) in RGB.

No, #b2a2bb 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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