#b8b5be

Color #b8b5be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b5be

RGB

rgb(184, 181, 190)

HSL

hsl(260, 6.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.16, 2.75, -4.18)

LCH

lch(74.16, 5, 303.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.013, 301.12)

HWB

hwb(260, 71%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeb5

Analogous

#b5b6be

#b8b5be

#bcb5be

Triadic

#b8b5be

#beb8b5

#b5beb8

Split-complementary

#b8b5be

#bebcb5

#b6beb5

Tetradic

#b8b5be

#beb5bb

#bbbeb5

#b5beb8

Square

#b8b5be

#beb5b6

#bbbeb5

#b5bebc

Shades

Color #b8b5be mixed toward black.

#9894a1

#797484

#5b5763

#3c3a42

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b8b5be mixed toward white.

#c4c1c9

#d0ced4

#dbdade

#e7e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b5be mixed toward gray.

#b8b6bd

#b8b6bc

#b9b7bc

#b9b8bb

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#b8baba · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b5be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b5be]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b5be (#b8b5be) is rgb(184, 181, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8b5be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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