#b5b0be

Color #b5b0be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b0be

RGB

rgb(181, 176, 190)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 9.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 7.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.62, 4.43, -6.48)

LCH

lch(72.62, 7.85, 304.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0204, 302.21)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 69%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9beb0

Analogous

#b0b2be

#b5b0be

#bcb0be

Triadic

#b5b0be

#beb5b0

#b0beb5

Split-complementary

#b5b0be

#bebcb0

#b2beb0

Tetradic

#b5b0be

#beb0b9

#b9beb0

#b0beb5

Square

#b5b0be

#beb0b2

#b9beb0

#b0bebc

Shades

Color #b5b0be mixed toward black.

#968fa3

#776e86

#595364

#3b3743

#1e1c21

Tints

Color #b5b0be mixed toward white.

#c1bdc9

#cecad4

#dad8df

#e6e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b5b0be mixed toward gray.

#b5b1bd

#b6b2bc

#b6b4bb

#b6b5b9

#b7b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bb · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4ba · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b5b8b8 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b0be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b0be]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b0be (#b5b0be) is rgb(181, 176, 190) in RGB.

No, #b5b0be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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