#bbb7bf

Color #bbb7bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb7bf

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 191)

HSL

hsl(270, 5.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.95, 2.9, -3.55)

LCH

lch(74.95, 4.58, 309.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.012, 308.21)

HWB

hwb(270, 71.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbfb7

Analogous

#b7b7bf

#bbb7bf

#bfb7bf

Triadic

#bbb7bf

#bfbbb7

#b7bfbb

Split-complementary

#bbb7bf

#bfbfb7

#b7bfb7

Tetradic

#bbb7bf

#bfb7bb

#bbbfb7

#b7bfbb

Square

#bbb7bf

#bfb7b7

#bbbfb7

#b7bfbf

Shades

Color #bbb7bf mixed toward black.

#9c96a2

#7d7584

#5d5863

#3e3b42

#1f1d21

Tints

Color #bbb7bf mixed toward white.

#c6c3ca

#d2cfd4

#dddbdf

#e8e7ea

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb7bf mixed toward gray.

#bbb8be

#bbb9bd

#bbbabc

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

#b9b9bd · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bababd · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bbbcbb · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb7bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb7bf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#bbb7bf (#bbb7bf) is rgb(187, 183, 191) in RGB.

No, #bbb7bf 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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