#b3afbc

Color #b3afbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3afbc

RGB

rgb(179, 175, 188)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.14, 3.89, -6.11)

LCH

lch(72.14, 7.24, 302.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0188, 299.97)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcaf

Analogous

#afb2bc

#b3afbc

#baafbc

Triadic

#b3afbc

#bcb3af

#afbcb3

Split-complementary

#b3afbc

#bcbaaf

#b2bcaf

Tetradic

#b3afbc

#bcafb8

#b8bcaf

#afbcb3

Square

#b3afbc

#bcafb2

#b8bcaf

#afbcba

Shades

Color #b3afbc mixed toward black.

#948ea0

#756e84

#585363

#3a3742

#1d1c21

Tints

Color #b3afbc mixed toward white.

#c0bcc7

#cccad2

#d9d7de

#e6e4e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b3afbc mixed toward gray.

#b3b0bb

#b4b1ba

#b4b2b9

#b5b3b8

#b5b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b3b7b6 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3afbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3afbc]

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

#b3afbc (#b3afbc) is rgb(179, 175, 188) in RGB.

No, #b3afbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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