#b1b1c1

Color #b1b1c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b1c1

RGB

rgb(177, 177, 193)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 8.3%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.66, 3.12, -8.12)

LCH

lch(72.66, 8.7, 291.02)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0227, 285.88)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.4%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c1b1

Analogous

#b1b9c1

#b1b1c1

#b9b1c1

Triadic

#b1b1c1

#c1b1b1

#b1c1b1

Split-complementary

#b1b1c1

#c1b9b1

#b9c1b1

Tetradic

#b1b1c1

#c1b1c1

#c1c1b1

#b1c1b1

Square

#b1b1c1

#c1b1b9

#c1c1b1

#b1c1b9

Shades

Color #b1b1c1 mixed toward black.

#8f8fa6

#6d6d89

#525267

#373745

#1b1b22

Tints

Color #b1b1c1 mixed toward white.

#bebecb

#cbcbd6

#d8d8e0

#e5e5ea

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b1b1c1 mixed toward gray.

#b2b2c0

#b4b4be

#b5b5bd

#b6b6bc

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bc · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b1baba · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b1c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b1c1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b1c1 (#b1b1c1) is rgb(177, 177, 193) in RGB.

No, #b1b1c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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