#b3a6b3

Color #b3a6b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a6b3

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 179)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.55, 7.08, -4.99)

LCH

lch(69.55, 8.66, 324.82)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0235, 325.91)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b3a6

Analogous

#aca6b3

#b3a6b3

#b3a6ac

Triadic

#b3a6b3

#b3b3a6

#a6b3b3

Split-complementary

#b3a6b3

#acb3a6

#a6b3ac

Tetradic

#b3a6b3

#b3a6a6

#a6b3a6

#a6b3b3

Square

#b3a6b3

#b3aca6

#a6b3a6

#a6acb3

Shades

Color #b3a6b3 mixed toward black.

#988798

#7c6a7c

#5d4f5d

#3e353e

#1f1a1f

Tints

Color #b3a6b3 mixed toward white.

#c0b5c0

#ccc4cc

#d9d2d9

#e6e1e6

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b3a6b3 mixed toward gray.

#b2a7b2

#b1a8b1

#b0a9b0

#afaaaf

#adabad

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

#aeadb0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafaf · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b2aead · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a6b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a6b3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3a6b3 (#b3a6b3) is rgb(179, 166, 179) in RGB.

No, #b3a6b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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