#bbb2bd

Color #bbb2bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2bd

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 189)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.6, 5.22, -4.44)

LCH

lch(73.6, 6.85, 319.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0184, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bdb2

Analogous

#b6b2bd

#bbb2bd

#bdb2ba

Triadic

#bbb2bd

#bdbbb2

#b2bdbb

Split-complementary

#bbb2bd

#babdb2

#b2bdb6

Tetradic

#bbb2bd

#bdb2b4

#b4bdb2

#b2bdbb

Square

#bbb2bd

#bdb6b2

#b4bdb2

#b2babd

Shades

Color #bbb2bd mixed toward black.

#9e91a1

#807184

#605563

#403842

#201c21

Tints

Color #bbb2bd mixed toward white.

#c6bfc8

#d2ccd3

#ddd9de

#e8e5e9

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb2bd mixed toward gray.

#bbb3bc

#bab4bb

#b9b5ba

#b9b6b9

#b8b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ba · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2bd (#bbb2bd) is rgb(187, 178, 189) in RGB.

No, #bbb2bd 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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