#b9b9ce

Color #b9b9ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b9ce

RGB

rgb(185, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.74, 4.1, -10.55)

LCH

lch(75.74, 11.32, 291.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0295, 285.73)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceceb9

Analogous

#b9c4ce

#b9b9ce

#c4b9ce

Triadic

#b9b9ce

#ceb9b9

#b9ceb9

Split-complementary

#b9b9ce

#cec4b9

#c4ceb9

Tetradic

#b9b9ce

#ceb9ce

#ceceb9

#b9ceb9

Square

#b9b9ce

#ceb9c4

#ceceb9

#b9cec4

Shades

Color #b9b9ce mixed toward black.

#9393b3

#6c6c98

#515173

#36364d

#1b1b26

Tints

Color #b9b9ce mixed toward white.

#c5c5d6

#d0d0de

#dcdce7

#e8e8ef

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b9b9ce mixed toward gray.

#bbbbcc

#bdbdcb

#bebec9

#c0c0c7

#c2c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c9 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c8 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b9c5c4 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b9ce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9b9ce (#b9b9ce) is rgb(185, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #b9b9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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