#b9aebe

Color #b9aebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aebe

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 190)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.43, 6.89, -6.73)

LCH

lch(72.43, 9.63, 315.67)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0255, 315.48)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 68.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3beae

Analogous

#b1aebe

#b9aebe

#beaebb

Triadic

#b9aebe

#beb9ae

#aebeb9

Split-complementary

#b9aebe

#bbbeae

#aebeb1

Tetradic

#b9aebe

#beaeb3

#b3beae

#aebeb9

Square

#b9aebe

#beb1ae

#b3beae

#aebbbe

Shades

Color #b9aebe mixed toward black.

#9c8ca3

#7e6c87

#5f5165

#3f3643

#201b22

Tints

Color #b9aebe mixed toward white.

#c5bcc9

#d0c9d4

#dcd7df

#e8e4e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9aebe mixed toward gray.

#b9afbd

#b8b1bb

#b8b2ba

#b7b3b9

#b7b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b9 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b8b7b7 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aebe]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b9aebe (#b9aebe) is rgb(185, 174, 190) in RGB.

No, #b9aebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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