#b9b8c1

Color #b9b8c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b8c1

RGB

rgb(185, 184, 193)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 6.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 4.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.11, 2.05, -4.42)

LCH

lch(75.11, 4.87, 294.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0127, 291.3)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 72.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c1b8

Analogous

#b8bbc1

#b9b8c1

#bdb8c1

Triadic

#b9b8c1

#c1b9b8

#b8c1b9

Split-complementary

#b9b8c1

#c1bdb8

#bbc1b8

Tetradic

#b9b8c1

#c1b8c0

#c0c1b8

#b8c1b9

Square

#b9b8c1

#c1b8bb

#c0c1b8

#b8c1bd

Shades

Color #b9b8c1 mixed toward black.

#9896a4

#777586

#595865

#3b3b43

#1e1d22

Tints

Color #b9b8c1 mixed toward white.

#c5c4cb

#d0d0d6

#dcdbe0

#e8e7ea

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b9b8c1 mixed toward gray.

#bab9c0

#bab9bf

#bbbabf

#bbbbbe

#bcbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bf · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b9be · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b8c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b8c1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b8c1 (#b9b8c1) is rgb(185, 184, 193) in RGB.

No, #b9b8c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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