#b9c1cc

Color #b9c1cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c1cc

RGB

rgb(185, 193, 204)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 15.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 9.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 5.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(77.76, -0.6, -6.46)

LCH

lch(77.76, 6.49, 264.69)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0178, 256.35)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 72.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc4b9

Analogous

#b9cbcc

#b9c1cc

#bbb9cc

Triadic

#b9c1cc

#ccb9c1

#c1ccb9

Split-complementary

#b9c1cc

#ccbbb9

#cbccb9

Tetradic

#b9c1cc

#c4b9cc

#ccc4b9

#c1ccb9

Square

#b9c1cc

#ccb9cb

#ccc4b9

#b9ccbb

Shades

Color #b9c1cc mixed toward black.

#94a0b1

#6e7f95

#525f71

#373f4b

#1b2026

Tints

Color #b9c1cc mixed toward white.

#c5cbd5

#d0d6dd

#dce0e6

#e8eaee

#f3f5f7

Tones

Color #b9c1cc mixed toward gray.

#bbc1ca

#bcc2c9

#bec2c7

#bfc2c6

#c1c2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b9c7c7 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c1cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c1cc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c1cc (#b9c1cc) is rgb(185, 193, 204) in RGB.

No, #b9c1cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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