#b3a5bb

Color #b3a5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a5bb

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 13.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 11.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.53, 9.18, -9.45)

LCH

lch(69.53, 13.17, 314.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0348, 313.37)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 64.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbba5

Analogous

#a8a5bb

#b3a5bb

#bba5b8

Triadic

#b3a5bb

#bbb3a5

#a5bbb3

Split-complementary

#b3a5bb

#b8bba5

#a5bba8

Tetradic

#b3a5bb

#bba5ad

#adbba5

#a5bbb3

Square

#b3a5bb

#bba8a5

#adbba5

#a5b8bb

Shades

Color #b3a5bb mixed toward black.

#9784a2

#7a6586

#5b4c64

#3d3243

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b3a5bb mixed toward white.

#c0b4c6

#ccc3d2

#d9d2dd

#e6e1e8

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b3a5bb mixed toward gray.

#b2a7b9

#b2a9b7

#b1aab5

#b1acb4

#b0aeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb6 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#aeafb5 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b2b2b1 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a5bb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3a5bb (#b3a5bb) is rgb(179, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #b3a5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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