#b2acb4

Color #b2acb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2acb4

RGB

rgb(178, 172, 180)

HSL

hsl(285, 5.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 4.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.05, 3.63, -3.33)

LCH

lch(71.05, 4.93, 317.47)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0131, 317.79)

HWB

hwb(285, 67.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb4ac

Analogous

#aeacb4

#b2acb4

#b4acb2

Triadic

#b2acb4

#b4b2ac

#acb4b2

Split-complementary

#b2acb4

#b2b4ac

#acb4ae

Tetradic

#b2acb4

#b4acae

#aeb4ac

#acb4b2

Square

#b2acb4

#b4aeac

#aeb4ac

#acb2b4

Shades

Color #b2acb4 mixed toward black.

#958d98

#786f7b

#5a535c

#3c383e

#1e1c1f

Tints

Color #b2acb4 mixed toward white.

#bfbac0

#ccc8cd

#d8d5d9

#e5e3e6

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #b2acb4 mixed toward gray.

#b2adb3

#b1adb3

#b1aeb2

#b1afb1

#b0afb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb2 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b2 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b2b1b0 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2acb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2acb4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b2acb4 (#b2acb4) is rgb(178, 172, 180) in RGB.

No, #b2acb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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