#b9bfca

Color #b9bfca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfca

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 202)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(77.18, 0.07, -6.24)

LCH

lch(77.18, 6.24, 270.64)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0168, 262.83)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac4b9

Analogous

#b9c8ca

#b9bfca

#bcb9ca

Triadic

#b9bfca

#cab9bf

#bfcab9

Split-complementary

#b9bfca

#cabcb9

#c8cab9

Tetradic

#b9bfca

#c4b9ca

#cac4b9

#bfcab9

Square

#b9bfca

#cab9c8

#cac4b9

#b9cabc

Shades

Color #b9bfca mixed toward black.

#949dae

#707c92

#535d6e

#383e49

#1c1f25

Tints

Color #b9bfca mixed toward white.

#c5cad3

#d0d4dc

#dcdfe5

#e8eaed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b9bfca mixed toward gray.

#babfc9

#bcc0c7

#bdc0c6

#bfc1c4

#c0c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc7 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc7 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b9c5c5 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfca]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfca (#b9bfca) is rgb(185, 191, 202) in RGB.

No, #b9bfca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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