#b6afba

Color #b6afba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6afba

RGB

rgb(182, 175, 186)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 7.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 5.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.33, 4.54, -4.71)

LCH

lch(72.33, 6.54, 313.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0173, 313.59)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 68.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3baaf

Analogous

#b1afba

#b6afba

#baafb9

Triadic

#b6afba

#bab6af

#afbab6

Split-complementary

#b6afba

#b9baaf

#afbab1

Tetradic

#b6afba

#baafb3

#b3baaf

#afbab6

Square

#b6afba

#bab1af

#b3baaf

#afb9ba

Shades

Color #b6afba mixed toward black.

#998f9e

#7b6f81

#5c5461

#3d3841

#1f1c20

Tints

Color #b6afba mixed toward white.

#c2bcc6

#cecad1

#dbd7dd

#e7e4e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b6afba mixed toward gray.

#b6b0b9

#b6b1b8

#b5b2b7

#b5b3b6

#b5b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b7 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b7 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b6b5b5 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6afba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6afba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6afba (#b6afba) is rgb(182, 175, 186) in RGB.

No, #b6afba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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