#b3a8ba

Color #b3a8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8ba

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 186)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.27, 7.33, -7.79)

LCH

lch(70.27, 10.7, 313.26)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0282, 312.56)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbaa8

Analogous

#aaa8ba

#b3a8ba

#baa8b8

Triadic

#b3a8ba

#bab3a8

#a8bab3

Split-complementary

#b3a8ba

#b8baa8

#a8baaa

Tetradic

#b3a8ba

#baa8af

#afbaa8

#a8bab3

Square

#b3a8ba

#baaaa8

#afbaa8

#a8b8ba

Shades

Color #b3a8ba mixed toward black.

#9687a0

#796884

#5b4e63

#3d3442

#1e1a21

Tints

Color #b3a8ba mixed toward white.

#c0b6c5

#ccc5d1

#d9d3dc

#e6e2e8

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b3a8ba mixed toward gray.

#b3a9b8

#b2abb7

#b2acb5

#b2aeb4

#b1afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#afb0b5 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8ba]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8ba (#b3a8ba) is rgb(179, 168, 186) in RGB.

No, #b3a8ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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