#b4aeb7

Color #b4aeb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aeb7

RGB

rgb(180, 174, 183)

HSL

hsl(280, 5.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.82, 3.81, -3.83)

LCH

lch(71.82, 5.4, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0144, 314.72)

HWB

hwb(280, 68.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b7ae

Analogous

#afaeb7

#b4aeb7

#b7aeb6

Triadic

#b4aeb7

#b7b4ae

#aeb7b4

Split-complementary

#b4aeb7

#b6b7ae

#aeb7af

Tetradic

#b4aeb7

#b7aeb1

#b1b7ae

#aeb7b4

Square

#b4aeb7

#b7afae

#b1b7ae

#aeb6b7

Shades

Color #b4aeb7 mixed toward black.

#978e9b

#79707e

#5b545f

#3d383f

#1e1c20

Tints

Color #b4aeb7 mixed toward white.

#c1bbc3

#cdc9cf

#dad6db

#e6e4e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b4aeb7 mixed toward gray.

#b4afb6

#b3b0b5

#b3b1b4

#b3b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b5 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b4 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b4b3b3 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aeb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aeb7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b4aeb7 (#b4aeb7) is rgb(180, 174, 183) in RGB.

No, #b4aeb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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