#b2a6bb

Color #b2a6bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a6bb

RGB

rgb(178, 166, 187)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 13.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 11.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.7, 8.28, -9.2)

LCH

lch(69.7, 12.38, 311.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0325, 310.89)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 65.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbba6

Analogous

#a7a6bb

#b2a6bb

#bba6b9

Triadic

#b2a6bb

#bbb2a6

#a6bbb2

Split-complementary

#b2a6bb

#b9bba6

#a6bba7

Tetradic

#b2a6bb

#bba6af

#afbba6

#a6bbb2

Square

#b2a6bb

#bba7a6

#afbba6

#a6b9bb

Shades

Color #b2a6bb mixed toward black.

#9585a2

#786685

#5a4c64

#3c3343

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b2a6bb mixed toward white.

#bfb5c6

#ccc4d2

#d8d2dd

#e5e1e8

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b2a6bb mixed toward gray.

#b2a8b9

#b1a9b7

#b1abb6

#b1adb4

#b1afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb6 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafb5 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b1b2b1 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a6bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2a6bb (#b2a6bb) is rgb(178, 166, 187) in RGB.

No, #b2a6bb 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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