#b2aabc

Color #b2aabc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aabc

RGB

rgb(178, 170, 188)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 6.28, -8.17)

LCH

lch(70.76, 10.3, 307.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0269, 305.64)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bcaa

Analogous

#aaabbc

#b2aabc

#bbaabc

Triadic

#b2aabc

#bcb2aa

#aabcb2

Split-complementary

#b2aabc

#bcbbaa

#abbcaa

Tetradic

#b2aabc

#bcaab4

#b4bcaa

#aabcb2

Square

#b2aabc

#bcaaab

#b4bcaa

#aabcbb

Shades

Color #b2aabc mixed toward black.

#9489a2

#766985

#584f64

#3b3543

#1d1a21

Tints

Color #b2aabc mixed toward white.

#bfb8c7

#ccc6d2

#d9d5dd

#e5e3e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b2aabc mixed toward gray.

#b2acba

#b2adb9

#b3afb7

#b3b0b6

#b3b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb8 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0b7 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b2b4b4 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aabc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aabc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2aabc (#b2aabc) is rgb(178, 170, 188) in RGB.

No, #b2aabc 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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