#B0A6BB

Accessibility

AAA

9.02:1

Vs white / black

2.33:1 · 9.02:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b0a6bb

RGB

rgb(176, 166, 187)

RGBA

rgba(176, 166, 187, 1)

HSL

hsl(269, 13%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(269, 13%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(269, 11%, 73%)

LAB

lab(69.53% 7.6 -9.47)

LCH

lch(69.53% 12.14 308.75)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7402 0.0191 -0.0254)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7402 0.0318 306.94)

XYZ

xyz(40.51, 40.09, 52.61)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

CSS

color: #b0a6bb;

CSS variable

--color-b0a6bb: #b0a6bb;

SCSS

$color-b0a6bb: #b0a6bb;

JavaScript

const color = "#b0a6bb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b0a6bb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b0a6bb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b0a6bb", "rgb": { "r": 176, "g": 166, "b": 187 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7402 0.0318 306.94)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b0a6bb-1: #b0a6bb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 7.47 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 9.23 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 9.88 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 21.86 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9f2ff 100ebe4f3 200d8d0e1 300c2b9cc 400a79db1 5008b8196 600746c7d 7005d5665 80047414d 900322d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f8f9 f2f0f4 ebe9ee e5e1e8 dedae3 d8d3dd d1cbd7 cac4d2 c4bccc bdb5c6 b7adc1 b0a6bb a198ab 938a9c 847d8c 756f7d 67616d 58535e 49454e 3b373e 2c2a2f 1d1c1f 0f0e10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f8f9 f2f0f4 ebe9ee e5e1e8 dedae3 d8d3dd d1cbd7 cac4d2 c4bccc bdb5c6 b7adc1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a198ab 938a9c 847d8c 756f7d 67616d 58535e 49454e 3b373e 2c2a2f 1d1c1f 0f0e10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

aca3b6 a8a0b1 a49dac a099a7 9c96a2 98939e 949099 908d94 8c8a8f 88868a 848385

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B0A6BBStop 1 #B0BAA6Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A6A6BAStop 1 #B0A6BBStop 2 #BAA6BAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B0A6BBStop 1 #BAB0A6Stop 2 #A6BAB0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B0A6BBStop 1 #BABAA6Stop 2 #A6BAA6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#332C3AStop 1 #594E65Stop 2 #7F6F90Stop 3 #A59AB1Stop 4 #CCC5D3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b0a6bb works

#B0A6BB (#b0a6bb) sits in the deep purple family at about 269° hue, 13% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.33:1 on white and 9.02:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b0a6bb as small body text on white — 2.33:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Thistle#D8BFD8 Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0