#b2a6b9

Color #b2a6b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a6b9

RGB

rgb(178, 166, 185)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 11.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 10.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.64, 7.89, -8.18)

LCH

lch(69.64, 11.37, 313.97)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0301, 313.25)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 65.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb9a6

Analogous

#a8a6b9

#b2a6b9

#b9a6b6

Triadic

#b2a6b9

#b9b2a6

#a6b9b2

Split-complementary

#b2a6b9

#b6b9a6

#a6b9a8

Tetradic

#b2a6b9

#b9a6ad

#adb9a6

#a6b9b2

Square

#b2a6b9

#b9a8a6

#adb9a6

#a6b6b9

Shades

Color #b2a6b9 mixed toward black.

#96859f

#796783

#5a4d62

#3c3441

#1e1a21

Tints

Color #b2a6b9 mixed toward white.

#bfb5c5

#ccc4d0

#d8d2dc

#e5e1e8

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b2a6b9 mixed toward gray.

#b2a8b7

#b1a9b6

#b1abb4

#b0acb3

#b0aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb5 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#aeafb4 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#b1b1b0 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a6b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a6b9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2a6b9 (#b2a6b9) is rgb(178, 166, 185) in RGB.

No, #b2a6b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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