#bbb4bb

Color #bbb4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4bb

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.06, 3.76, -2.67)

LCH

lch(74.06, 4.61, 324.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0125, 325.42)

HWB

hwb(300, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bbb4

Analogous

#b8b4bb

#bbb4bb

#bbb4b8

Triadic

#bbb4bb

#bbbbb4

#b4bbbb

Split-complementary

#bbb4bb

#b8bbb4

#b4bbb8

Tetradic

#bbb4bb

#bbb4b4

#b4bbb4

#b4bbbb

Square

#bbb4bb

#bbb8b4

#b4bbb4

#b4b8bb

Shades

Color #bbb4bb mixed toward black.

#9e949e

#807480

#605760

#403a40

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb4bb mixed toward white.

#c6c1c6

#d2cdd2

#dddadd

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb4bb mixed toward gray.

#bbb5bb

#bab5ba

#b9b6b9

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b9 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b9 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4bb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4bb (#bbb4bb) is rgb(187, 180, 187) in RGB.

No, #bbb4bb 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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