#b3aebe

Color #b3aebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aebe

RGB

rgb(179, 174, 190)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.94, 4.83, -7.51)

LCH

lch(71.94, 8.93, 302.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0232, 299.99)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 68.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9beae

Analogous

#aeb1be

#b3aebe

#bbaebe

Triadic

#b3aebe

#beb3ae

#aebeb3

Split-complementary

#b3aebe

#bebbae

#b1beae

Tetradic

#b3aebe

#beaeb9

#b9beae

#aebeb3

Square

#b3aebe

#beaeb1

#b9beae

#aebebb

Shades

Color #b3aebe mixed toward black.

#938ca3

#746c87

#575165

#3a3643

#1d1b22

Tints

Color #b3aebe mixed toward white.

#c0bcc9

#ccc9d4

#d9d7df

#e6e4e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b3aebe mixed toward gray.

#b4afbd

#b4b1bb

#b5b2ba

#b5b3b9

#b6b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b9 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b3b7b7 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aebe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b3aebe (#b3aebe) is rgb(179, 174, 190) in RGB.

No, #b3aebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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