#b5b1bc

Color #b5b1bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b1bc

RGB

rgb(181, 177, 188)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 5.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.83, 3.49, -5.09)

LCH

lch(72.83, 6.17, 304.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0161, 302.31)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcb1

Analogous

#b1b3bc

#b5b1bc

#bbb1bc

Triadic

#b5b1bc

#bcb5b1

#b1bcb5

Split-complementary

#b5b1bc

#bcbbb1

#b3bcb1

Tetradic

#b5b1bc

#bcb1b8

#b8bcb1

#b1bcb5

Square

#b5b1bc

#bcb1b3

#b8bcb1

#b1bcbb

Shades

Color #b5b1bc mixed toward black.

#9690a0

#777083

#595462

#3c3841

#1e1c21

Tints

Color #b5b1bc mixed toward white.

#c1bec7

#cecbd2

#dad8de

#e6e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b5b1bc mixed toward gray.

#b5b2bb

#b6b3ba

#b6b4b9

#b6b5b8

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b5b7b7 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b1bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b1bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5b1bc (#b5b1bc) is rgb(181, 177, 188) in RGB.

No, #b5b1bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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