#b9b8bb

Color #b9b8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.22 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8bb

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.94, 0.91, -1.39)

LCH

lch(74.94, 1.66, 303.21)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0044, 301.87)

HWB

hwb(260, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babbb8

Analogous

#b8b8bb

#b9b8bb

#bab8bb

Triadic

#b9b8bb

#bbb9b8

#b8bbb9

Split-complementary

#b9b8bb

#bbbab8

#b8bbb8

Tetradic

#b9b8bb

#bbb8ba

#babbb8

#b8bbb9

Square

#b9b8bb

#bbb8b8

#babbb8

#b8bbba

Shades

Color #b9b8bb mixed toward black.

#9a989d

#7b797e

#5c5b5f

#3d3c3f

#1f1e20

Tints

Color #b9b8bb mixed toward white.

#c5c4c6

#d0d0d2

#dcdbdd

#e8e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b9b8bb mixed toward gray.

#b9b8bb

#b9b8ba

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b9baba · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8bb]

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

#b9b8bb (#b9b8bb) is rgb(185, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9b8bb 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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