#b7b5b9

Color #b7b5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b5b9

RGB

rgb(183, 181, 185)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.94, 1.45, -1.78)

LCH

lch(73.94, 2.3, 309.17)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.006, 308.21)

HWB

hwb(270, 71%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b9b5

Analogous

#b5b5b9

#b7b5b9

#b9b5b9

Triadic

#b7b5b9

#b9b7b5

#b5b9b7

Split-complementary

#b7b5b9

#b9b9b5

#b5b9b5

Tetradic

#b7b5b9

#b9b5b7

#b7b9b5

#b5b9b7

Square

#b7b5b9

#b9b5b5

#b7b9b5

#b5b9b9

Shades

Color #b7b5b9 mixed toward black.

#99969b

#7a777d

#5c595e

#3d3b3f

#1f1e1f

Tints

Color #b7b5b9 mixed toward white.

#c3c1c5

#cfced0

#dbdadc

#e7e6e8

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b7b5b9 mixed toward gray.

#b7b5b9

#b7b6b8

#b7b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b5b9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b7b5b9 (#b7b5b9) is rgb(183, 181, 185) in RGB.

No, #b7b5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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