#b2abbe

Color #b2abbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2abbe

RGB

rgb(178, 171, 190)

HSL

hsl(262.1, 12.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.1, 10%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.08, 6.13, -8.8)

LCH

lch(71.08, 10.72, 304.86)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.028, 302.44)

HWB

hwb(262.1, 67.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7beab

Analogous

#abaebe

#b2abbe

#bcabbe

Triadic

#b2abbe

#beb2ab

#abbeb2

Split-complementary

#b2abbe

#bebcab

#aebeab

Tetradic

#b2abbe

#beabb7

#b7beab

#abbeb2

Square

#b2abbe

#beabae

#b7beab

#abbebc

Shades

Color #b2abbe mixed toward black.

#9389a4

#746988

#574f66

#3a3444

#1d1a22

Tints

Color #b2abbe mixed toward white.

#bfb9c9

#ccc7d4

#d9d5df

#e5e3e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b2abbe mixed toward gray.

#b2adbc

#b3aebb

#b3b0b9

#b4b1b8

#b4b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#afb0b9 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b2b6b5 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2abbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2abbe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b2abbe (#b2abbe) is rgb(178, 171, 190) in RGB.

No, #b2abbe 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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