#b3aab9

Color #b3aab9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aab9

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 185)

HSL

hsl(276, 9.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 8.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 6.04, -6.51)

LCH

lch(70.76, 8.88, 312.86)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0234, 312.06)

HWB

hwb(276, 66.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b9aa

Analogous

#abaab9

#b3aab9

#b9aab7

Triadic

#b3aab9

#b9b3aa

#aab9b3

Split-complementary

#b3aab9

#b7b9aa

#aab9ab

Tetradic

#b3aab9

#b9aab0

#b0b9aa

#aab9b3

Square

#b3aab9

#b9abaa

#b0b9aa

#aab7b9

Shades

Color #b3aab9 mixed toward black.

#968a9e

#796b82

#5a5061

#3c3541

#1e1b20

Tints

Color #b3aab9 mixed toward white.

#c0b8c5

#ccc6d0

#d9d4dc

#e6e3e8

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b3aab9 mixed toward gray.

#b3abb8

#b2acb6

#b2aeb5

#b2afb4

#b2b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aab9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3aab9 (#b3aab9) is rgb(179, 170, 185) in RGB.

No, #b3aab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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