#b3a8bc

Color #b3a8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8bc

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(273, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.33, 7.72, -8.81)

LCH

lch(70.33, 11.71, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0308, 310)

HWB

hwb(273, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bca8

Analogous

#a9a8bc

#b3a8bc

#bca8bb

Triadic

#b3a8bc

#bcb3a8

#a8bcb3

Split-complementary

#b3a8bc

#bbbca8

#a8bca9

Tetradic

#b3a8bc

#bca8b1

#b1bca8

#a8bcb3

Square

#b3a8bc

#bca9a8

#b1bca8

#a8bbbc

Shades

Color #b3a8bc mixed toward black.

#9686a2

#786786

#5a4d65

#3c3443

#1e1a22

Tints

Color #b3a8bc mixed toward white.

#c0b6c7

#ccc5d2

#d9d3de

#e6e2e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b3a8bc mixed toward gray.

#b3aaba

#b3abb9

#b2adb7

#b2afb5

#b2b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#afb0b6 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b2b4b3 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8bc (#b3a8bc) is rgb(179, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #b3a8bc 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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