#b3b0b8

Color #b3b0b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b0b8

RGB

rgb(179, 176, 184)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 5.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 4.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.29, 2.57, -3.7)

LCH

lch(72.29, 4.5, 304.78)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0117, 303.15)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 69%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b8b0

Analogous

#b0b1b8

#b3b0b8

#b7b0b8

Triadic

#b3b0b8

#b8b3b0

#b0b8b3

Split-complementary

#b3b0b8

#b8b7b0

#b1b8b0

Tetradic

#b3b0b8

#b8b0b5

#b5b8b0

#b0b8b3

Square

#b3b0b8

#b8b0b1

#b5b8b0

#b0b8b7

Shades

Color #b3b0b8 mixed toward black.

#95909c

#76727e

#59555f

#3b393f

#1e1c20

Tints

Color #b3b0b8 mixed toward white.

#c0bdc4

#cccad0

#d9d8dc

#e6e5e7

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b3b0b8 mixed toward gray.

#b3b1b7

#b4b2b6

#b4b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b6 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b3b5b4 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b0b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b0b8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3b0b8 (#b3b0b8) is rgb(179, 176, 184) in RGB.

No, #b3b0b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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