#b2afbd

Color #b2afbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2afbd

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 189)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 9.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 7.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.09, 3.75, -6.75)

LCH

lch(72.09, 7.72, 299.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.02, 295.8)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 68.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babdaf

Analogous

#afb3bd

#b2afbd

#b9afbd

Triadic

#b2afbd

#bdb2af

#afbdb2

Split-complementary

#b2afbd

#bdb9af

#b3bdaf

Tetradic

#b2afbd

#bdafba

#babdaf

#afbdb2

Square

#b2afbd

#bdafb3

#babdaf

#afbdb9

Shades

Color #b2afbd mixed toward black.

#928ea2

#736e85

#565264

#393743

#1d1b21

Tints

Color #b2afbd mixed toward white.

#bfbcc8

#cccad3

#d9d7de

#e5e4e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b2afbd mixed toward gray.

#b3b0bc

#b3b1bb

#b4b3ba

#b5b4b8

#b5b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b2b7b7 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2afbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2afbd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b2afbd (#b2afbd) is rgb(178, 175, 189) in RGB.

No, #b2afbd 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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