#b1b3c1

Color #b1b3c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b3c1

RGB

rgb(177, 179, 193)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 11.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 8.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.18, 2.03, -7.34)

LCH

lch(73.18, 7.62, 285.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.02, 279.51)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 69.4%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1bfb1

Analogous

#b1bbc1

#b1b3c1

#b7b1c1

Triadic

#b1b3c1

#c1b1b3

#b3c1b1

Split-complementary

#b1b3c1

#c1b7b1

#bbc1b1

Tetradic

#b1b3c1

#bfb1c1

#c1bfb1

#b3c1b1

Square

#b1b3c1

#c1b1bb

#c1bfb1

#b1c1b7

Shades

Color #b1b3c1 mixed toward black.

#8f91a6

#6d7189

#525567

#373845

#1b1c22

Tints

Color #b1b3c1 mixed toward white.

#bec0cb

#cbccd6

#d8d9e0

#e5e6ea

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b1b3c1 mixed toward gray.

#b2b4c0

#b4b5be

#b5b6bd

#b6b7bc

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2be · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b2bd · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b1bbbb · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b3c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b3c1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b3c1 (#b1b3c1) is rgb(177, 179, 193) in RGB.

No, #b1b3c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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