#b2a5b3

Color #b2a5b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a5b3

RGB

rgb(178, 165, 179)

HSL

hsl(295.7, 8.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.7, 7.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.21, 7.28, -5.5)

LCH

lch(69.21, 9.12, 322.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0247, 323.73)

HWB

hwb(295.7, 64.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b3a5

Analogous

#aba5b3

#b2a5b3

#b3a5ad

Triadic

#b2a5b3

#b3b2a5

#a5b3b2

Split-complementary

#b2a5b3

#adb3a5

#a5b3ab

Tetradic

#b2a5b3

#b3a5a6

#a6b3a5

#a5b3b2

Square

#b2a5b3

#b3aba5

#a6b3a5

#a5adb3

Shades

Color #b2a5b3 mixed toward black.

#978699

#7b697c

#5c4f5d

#3e353e

#1f1a1f

Tints

Color #b2a5b3 mixed toward white.

#bfb4c0

#ccc3cc

#d9d2d9

#e5e1e6

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b2a5b3 mixed toward gray.

#b1a6b2

#b0a7b1

#afa9b0

#aeaaae

#adabad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adacb0 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#adaeaf · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#b1adad · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a5b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a5b3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b2a5b3 (#b2a5b3) is rgb(178, 165, 179) in RGB.

No, #b2a5b3 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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