#b9bfd6

Color #b9bfd6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfd6

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 214)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 26.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 13.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 10.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(77.54, 2.52, -12.2)

LCH

lch(77.54, 12.46, 281.67)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0331, 273.99)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 72.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d0b9

Analogous

#b9cdd6

#b9bfd6

#c1b9d6

Triadic

#b9bfd6

#d6b9bf

#bfd6b9

Split-complementary

#b9bfd6

#d6c1b9

#cdd6b9

Tetradic

#b9bfd6

#d0b9d6

#d6d0b9

#bfd6b9

Square

#b9bfd6

#d6b9cd

#d6d0b9

#b9d6c1

Shades

Color #b9bfd6 mixed toward black.

#8f99bd

#6572a5

#4a547e

#313854

#191c2a

Tints

Color #b9bfd6 mixed toward white.

#c5cadd

#d0d4e4

#dcdfea

#e8eaf1

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b9bfd6 mixed toward gray.

#bbc0d4

#bec2d1

#c0c3cf

#c3c5cc

#c5c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd1 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbcf · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b9cccb · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfd6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfd6 (#b9bfd6) is rgb(185, 191, 214) in RGB.

No, #b9bfd6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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