#b9bdc8

Color #b9bdc8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdc8

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 200)

HSL

hsl(224, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.61, 0.74, -6.01)

LCH

lch(76.61, 6.06, 277.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0161, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c4b9

Analogous

#b9c5c8

#b9bdc8

#bdb9c8

Triadic

#b9bdc8

#c8b9bd

#bdc8b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdc8

#c8bdb9

#c5c8b9

Tetradic

#b9bdc8

#c4b9c8

#c8c4b9

#bdc8b9

Square

#b9bdc8

#c8b9c5

#c8c4b9

#b9c8bd

Shades

Color #b9bdc8 mixed toward black.

#959bac

#717990

#555b6c

#383d48

#1c1e24

Tints

Color #b9bdc8 mixed toward white.

#c5c8d1

#d0d3da

#dcdee4

#e8e9ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b9bdc8 mixed toward gray.

#babec7

#bcbec6

#bdbfc4

#bebfc3

#bfc0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc5 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bbbac5 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b9c3c3 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdc8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdc8 (#b9bdc8) is rgb(185, 189, 200) in RGB.

No, #b9bdc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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