#bbb6bd

Color #bbb6bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb6bd

RGB

rgb(187, 182, 189)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 3.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.63, 3.06, -2.92)

LCH

lch(74.63, 4.23, 316.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0112, 316.45)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 71.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bdb6

Analogous

#b7b6bd

#bbb6bd

#bdb6bb

Triadic

#bbb6bd

#bdbbb6

#b6bdbb

Split-complementary

#bbb6bd

#bbbdb6

#b6bdb7

Tetradic

#bbb6bd

#bdb6b8

#b8bdb6

#b6bdbb

Square

#bbb6bd

#bdb7b6

#b8bdb6

#b6bbbd

Shades

Color #bbb6bd mixed toward black.

#9d95a0

#7e7582

#5f5861

#3f3b41

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb6bd mixed toward white.

#c6c2c8

#d2ced3

#dddade

#e8e7e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb6bd mixed toward gray.

#bbb6bc

#bab7bc

#bab8bb

#bab9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b9babb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb6bd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bbb6bd (#bbb6bd) is rgb(187, 182, 189) in RGB.

No, #bbb6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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