#b9b7c5

Color #b9b7c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7c5

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 197)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 10.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 7.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(74.96, 3.37, -6.82)

LCH

lch(74.96, 7.61, 296.3)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0197, 292.66)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 71.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c5b7

Analogous

#b7bcc5

#b9b7c5

#c0b7c5

Triadic

#b9b7c5

#c5b9b7

#b7c5b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7c5

#c5c0b7

#bcc5b7

Tetradic

#b9b7c5

#c5b7c3

#c3c5b7

#b7c5b9

Square

#b9b7c5

#c5b7bc

#c3c5b7

#b7c5c0

Shades

Color #b9b7c5 mixed toward black.

#9794a9

#75718c

#585569

#3a3846

#1d1c23

Tints

Color #b9b7c5 mixed toward white.

#c5c3cf

#d0cfd8

#dcdbe2

#e8e7ec

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b9b7c5 mixed toward gray.

#bab8c4

#bbb9c3

#bbbac1

#bcbcc0

#bdbdbf

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

#b8b8c2 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b9bfbf · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7c5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7c5 (#b9b7c5) is rgb(185, 183, 197) in RGB.

No, #b9b7c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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