#b9bdd3

Color #b9bdd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdd3

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 211)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 22.8%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 12.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.93, 2.97, -11.49)

LCH

lch(76.93, 11.87, 284.49)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0313, 277.53)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 72.5%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3cfb9

Analogous

#b9cad3

#b9bdd3

#c2b9d3

Triadic

#b9bdd3

#d3b9bd

#bdd3b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdd3

#d3c2b9

#cad3b9

Tetradic

#b9bdd3

#cfb9d3

#d3cfb9

#bdd3b9

Square

#b9bdd3

#d3b9ca

#d3cfb9

#b9d3c2

Shades

Color #b9bdd3 mixed toward black.

#9097b9

#6870a0

#4c5379

#333851

#191c28

Tints

Color #b9bdd3 mixed toward white.

#c5c8da

#d0d3e2

#dcdee9

#e8e9f0

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b9bdd3 mixed toward gray.

#bbbed1

#bdc0cf

#bfc1cc

#c2c3ca

#c4c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbce · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbacd · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b9cac9 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdd3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdd3 (#b9bdd3) is rgb(185, 189, 211) in RGB.

No, #b9bdd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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