#b0b9c7

Color #b0b9c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b9c7

RGB

rgb(176, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 17%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 11.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.86, -0.32, -8.13)

LCH

lch(74.86, 8.14, 267.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0223, 259.14)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 69%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7beb0

Analogous

#b0c4c7

#b0b9c7

#b2b0c7

Triadic

#b0b9c7

#c7b0b9

#b9c7b0

Split-complementary

#b0b9c7

#c7b2b0

#c4c7b0

Tetradic

#b0b9c7

#beb0c7

#c7beb0

#b9c7b0

Square

#b0b9c7

#c7b0c4

#c7beb0

#b0c7b2

Shades

Color #b0b9c7 mixed toward black.

#8b99ad

#687892

#4e5a6e

#343c49

#1a1e25

Tints

Color #b0b9c7 mixed toward white.

#bdc5d0

#cad0da

#d7dce3

#e5e8ec

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b0b9c7 mixed toward gray.

#b2b9c5

#b4bac3

#b6bac1

#b8bbbf

#babbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c4 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c3 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b0c1c1 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b9c7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b0b9c7 (#b0b9c7) is rgb(176, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #b0b9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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