#b7b0bd

Color #b7b0bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b0bd

RGB

rgb(183, 176, 189)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 9%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 6.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.75, 4.92, -5.72)

LCH

lch(72.75, 7.54, 310.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0198, 309.88)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 69%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bdb0

Analogous

#b1b0bd

#b7b0bd

#bdb0bd

Triadic

#b7b0bd

#bdb7b0

#b0bdb7

Split-complementary

#b7b0bd

#bdbdb0

#b0bdb1

Tetradic

#b7b0bd

#bdb0b6

#b6bdb0

#b0bdb7

Square

#b7b0bd

#bdb1b0

#b6bdb0

#b0bdbd

Shades

Color #b7b0bd mixed toward black.

#998fa1

#7b6f85

#5c5364

#3d3742

#1f1c21

Tints

Color #b7b0bd mixed toward white.

#c3bdc8

#cfcad3

#dbd8de

#e7e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b7b0bd mixed toward gray.

#b7b1bc

#b7b2bb

#b7b3ba

#b7b4b9

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b9 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b7b8b7 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b0bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b0bd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b7b0bd (#b7b0bd) is rgb(183, 176, 189) in RGB.

No, #b7b0bd 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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