#b3a5b1

Color #b3a5b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a5b1

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 177)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 8.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 7.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 1.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.23, 7.25, -4.34)

LCH

lch(69.23, 8.45, 329.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0232, 330.35)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 64.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b3a7

Analogous

#aea5b3

#b3a5b1

#b3a5aa

Triadic

#b3a5b1

#b1b3a5

#a5b1b3

Split-complementary

#b3a5b1

#aab3a5

#a5b3ae

Tetradic

#b3a5b1

#b3a7a5

#a5b3a7

#a5b1b3

Square

#b3a5b1

#b3aea5

#a5b3a7

#a5aab3

Shades

Color #b3a5b1 mixed toward black.

#998696

#7c697a

#5d4f5b

#3e353d

#1f1a1e

Tints

Color #b3a5b1 mixed toward white.

#c0b4be

#ccc3cb

#d9d2d8

#e6e1e5

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b3a5b1 mixed toward gray.

#b2a6b0

#b1a7af

#b0a9af

#aeaaae

#adabad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadae · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#aeafae · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b2acab · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a5b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a5b1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b3a5b1 (#b3a5b1) is rgb(179, 165, 177) in RGB.

No, #b3a5b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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