#b3a5b5

Color #b3a5b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a5b5

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 181)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 9.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 8.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.35, 8.01, -6.39)

LCH

lch(69.35, 10.25, 321.42)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0276, 321.92)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 64.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b5a5

Analogous

#aba5b5

#b3a5b5

#b5a5af

Triadic

#b3a5b5

#b5b3a5

#a5b5b3

Split-complementary

#b3a5b5

#afb5a5

#a5b5ab

Tetradic

#b3a5b5

#b5a5a7

#a7b5a5

#a5b5b3

Square

#b3a5b5

#b5aba5

#a7b5a5

#a5afb5

Shades

Color #b3a5b5 mixed toward black.

#98859b

#7c687f

#5d4e5f

#3e343f

#1f1a20

Tints

Color #b3a5b5 mixed toward white.

#c0b4c1

#ccc3ce

#d9d2da

#e6e1e6

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b3a5b5 mixed toward gray.

#b2a6b4

#b1a8b2

#b0a9b1

#afaab0

#aeacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#aeafb0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b2aeae · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a5b5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b3a5b5 (#b3a5b5) is rgb(179, 165, 181) in RGB.

No, #b3a5b5 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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