#b3adbc

Color #b3adbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3adbc

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 188)

HSL

hsl(264, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.62, 4.98, -6.88)

LCH

lch(71.62, 8.49, 305.9)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0222, 303.98)

HWB

hwb(264, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bcad

Analogous

#adafbc

#b3adbc

#bbadbc

Triadic

#b3adbc

#bcb3ad

#adbcb3

Split-complementary

#b3adbc

#bcbbad

#afbcad

Tetradic

#b3adbc

#bcadb6

#b6bcad

#adbcb3

Square

#b3adbc

#bcadaf

#b6bcad

#adbcbb

Shades

Color #b3adbc mixed toward black.

#948ca1

#766c85

#585163

#3b3642

#1d1b21

Tints

Color #b3adbc mixed toward white.

#c0bbc7

#ccc8d2

#d9d6de

#e6e4e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b3adbc mixed toward gray.

#b3aebb

#b4b0ba

#b4b1b8

#b4b2b7

#b4b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b8 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b3b6b5 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3adbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3adbc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3adbc (#b3adbc) is rgb(179, 173, 188) in RGB.

No, #b3adbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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