#b9b5bc

Color #b9b5bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b5bc

RGB

rgb(185, 181, 188)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.19, 2.71, -3.05)

LCH

lch(74.19, 4.08, 311.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0108, 311.24)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcb5

Analogous

#b6b5bc

#b9b5bc

#bcb5bc

Triadic

#b9b5bc

#bcb9b5

#b5bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9b5bc

#bcbcb5

#b5bcb6

Tetradic

#b9b5bc

#bcb5b8

#b8bcb5

#b5bcb9

Square

#b9b5bc

#bcb6b5

#b8bcb5

#b5bcbc

Shades

Color #b9b5bc mixed toward black.

#9b959f

#7c7581

#5d5861

#3e3a41

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b9b5bc mixed toward white.

#c5c1c7

#d0ced2

#dcdade

#e8e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b9b5bc mixed toward gray.

#b9b6bc

#b9b6bb

#b9b7ba

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ba · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b5bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9b5bc (#b9b5bc) is rgb(185, 181, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9b5bc 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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