#b7aebf

Color #b7aebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b7aebf

RGB

rgb(183, 174, 191)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.3, 6.4, -7.5)

LCH

lch(72.3, 9.86, 310.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0259, 309.35)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bfae

Analogous

#afaebf

#b7aebf

#bfaebf

Triadic

#b7aebf

#bfb7ae

#aebfb7

Split-complementary

#b7aebf

#bfbfae

#aebfaf

Tetradic

#b7aebf

#bfaeb6

#b6bfae

#aebfb7

Square

#b7aebf

#bfafae

#b6bfae

#aebfbf

Shades

Color #b7aebf mixed toward black.

#998ca4

#7b6b88

#5c5166

#3d3644

#1f1b22

Tints

Color #b7aebf mixed toward white.

#c3bcca

#cfc9d4

#dbd7df

#e7e4ea

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b7aebf mixed toward gray.

#b7b0be

#b7b1bc

#b7b2bb

#b7b4b9

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bb · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b7b8b7 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7aebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7aebf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b7aebf (#b7aebf) is rgb(183, 174, 191) in RGB.

No, #b7aebf 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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