#b9b7c2

Color #b9b7c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7c2

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 194)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 8.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 5.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.87, 2.79, -5.31)

LCH

lch(74.87, 6, 297.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0156, 294.26)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 71.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c2b7

Analogous

#b7bac2

#b9b7c2

#beb7c2

Triadic

#b9b7c2

#c2b9b7

#b7c2b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7c2

#c2beb7

#bac2b7

Tetradic

#b9b7c2

#c2b7c0

#c0c2b7

#b7c2b9

Square

#b9b7c2

#c2b7ba

#c0c2b7

#b7c2be

Shades

Color #b9b7c2 mixed toward black.

#9895a5

#777388

#595666

#3b3a44

#1e1d22

Tints

Color #b9b7c2 mixed toward white.

#c5c3cc

#d0cfd6

#dcdbe0

#e8e7eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b9b7c2 mixed toward gray.

#bab8c1

#bab9c0

#bbbabf

#bbbbbe

#bcbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7c2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7c2 (#b9b7c2) is rgb(185, 183, 194) in RGB.

No, #b9b7c2 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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