#b3abb9

Color #b3abb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abb9

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 185)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.02, 5.49, -6.13)

LCH

lch(71.02, 8.23, 311.85)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0216, 311.06)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b9ab

Analogous

#acabb9

#b3abb9

#b9abb8

Triadic

#b3abb9

#b9b3ab

#abb9b3

Split-complementary

#b3abb9

#b8b9ab

#abb9ac

Tetradic

#b3abb9

#b9abb1

#b1b9ab

#abb9b3

Square

#b3abb9

#b9acab

#b1b9ab

#abb8b9

Shades

Color #b3abb9 mixed toward black.

#968b9e

#786c81

#5a5161

#3c3641

#1e1b20

Tints

Color #b3abb9 mixed toward white.

#c0b9c5

#ccc7d0

#d9d5dc

#e6e3e8

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b3abb9 mixed toward gray.

#b3acb8

#b3adb7

#b2aeb5

#b2b0b4

#b2b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b5 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abb9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3abb9 (#b3abb9) is rgb(179, 171, 185) in RGB.

No, #b3abb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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