#b6b1ba

Color #b6b1ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b1ba

RGB

rgb(182, 177, 186)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 3.45, -3.95)

LCH

lch(72.85, 5.24, 311.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0138, 310.6)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bab1

Analogous

#b2b1ba

#b6b1ba

#bab1ba

Triadic

#b6b1ba

#bab6b1

#b1bab6

Split-complementary

#b6b1ba

#babab1

#b1bab2

Tetradic

#b6b1ba

#bab1b5

#b5bab1

#b1bab6

Square

#b6b1ba

#bab2b1

#b5bab1

#b1baba

Shades

Color #b6b1ba mixed toward black.

#98919e

#7a7280

#5b5560

#3d3940

#1e1c20

Tints

Color #b6b1ba mixed toward white.

#c2bec6

#cecbd1

#dbd8dd

#e7e5e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b6b1ba mixed toward gray.

#b6b2b9

#b6b3b9

#b6b3b8

#b6b4b7

#b6b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b7 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b1ba]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b6b1ba (#b6b1ba) is rgb(182, 177, 186) in RGB.

No, #b6b1ba is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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