#b9b3bb

Color #b9b3bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3bb

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 187)

HSL

hsl(285, 5.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 4.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.64, 3.6, -3.31)

LCH

lch(73.64, 4.89, 317.4)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.013, 317.49)

HWB

hwb(285, 70.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bbb3

Analogous

#b5b3bb

#b9b3bb

#bbb3b9

Triadic

#b9b3bb

#bbb9b3

#b3bbb9

Split-complementary

#b9b3bb

#b9bbb3

#b3bbb5

Tetradic

#b9b3bb

#bbb3b5

#b5bbb3

#b3bbb9

Square

#b9b3bb

#bbb5b3

#b5bbb3

#b3b9bb

Shades

Color #b9b3bb mixed toward black.

#9b939e

#7d7381

#5e5661

#3f3a40

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b9b3bb mixed toward white.

#c5c0c6

#d0ccd2

#dcd9dd

#e8e6e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9b3bb mixed toward gray.

#b9b4ba

#b8b4ba

#b8b5b9

#b8b6b8

#b7b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b9 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b9b8b7 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3bb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3bb (#b9b3bb) is rgb(185, 179, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9b3bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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