#b6aebc

Color #b6aebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6aebc

RGB

rgb(182, 174, 188)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.13, 5.47, -6.11)

LCH

lch(72.13, 8.2, 311.84)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0216, 311.06)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bcae

Analogous

#afaebc

#b6aebc

#bcaebb

Triadic

#b6aebc

#bcb6ae

#aebcb6

Split-complementary

#b6aebc

#bbbcae

#aebcaf

Tetradic

#b6aebc

#bcaeb4

#b4bcae

#aebcb6

Square

#b6aebc

#bcafae

#b4bcae

#aebbbc

Shades

Color #b6aebc mixed toward black.

#988da1

#7a6d84

#5c5263

#3d3742

#1f1b21

Tints

Color #b6aebc mixed toward white.

#c2bcc7

#cec9d2

#dbd7de

#e7e4e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b6aebc mixed toward gray.

#b6afbb

#b6b0ba

#b6b2b9

#b5b3b7

#b5b4b6

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

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6aebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6aebc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6aebc (#b6aebc) is rgb(182, 174, 188) in RGB.

No, #b6aebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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