#b9b3c2

Color #b9b3c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3c2

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 194)

HSL

hsl(264, 10.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 7.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.84, 4.95, -6.84)

LCH

lch(73.84, 8.44, 305.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.022, 303.91)

HWB

hwb(264, 70.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc2b3

Analogous

#b3b4c2

#b9b3c2

#c0b3c2

Triadic

#b9b3c2

#c2b9b3

#b3c2b9

Split-complementary

#b9b3c2

#c2c0b3

#b4c2b3

Tetradic

#b9b3c2

#c2b3bc

#bcc2b3

#b3c2b9

Square

#b9b3c2

#c2b3b4

#bcc2b3

#b3c2c0

Shades

Color #b9b3c2 mixed toward black.

#9990a6

#7a6f8a

#5b5367

#3d3745

#1e1c22

Tints

Color #b9b3c2 mixed toward white.

#c5c0cc

#d0ccd6

#dcd9e0

#e8e6eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b9b3c2 mixed toward gray.

#b9b4c1

#b9b5bf

#bab7be

#bab8bd

#bab9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bf · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b7be · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b9bcbb · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3c2 (#b9b3c2) is rgb(185, 179, 194) in RGB.

No, #b9b3c2 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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