#b2bdc9

Color #b2bdc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bdc9

RGB

rgb(178, 189, 201)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 17.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 11.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.12, -1.39, -7.33)

LCH

lch(76.12, 7.46, 259.26)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0209, 250.44)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 69.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9beb2

Analogous

#b2c8c9

#b2bdc9

#b2b2c9

Triadic

#b2bdc9

#c9b2bd

#bdc9b2

Split-complementary

#b2bdc9

#c9b2b2

#c8c9b2

Tetradic

#b2bdc9

#beb2c9

#c9beb2

#bdc9b2

Square

#b2bdc9

#c9b2c8

#c9beb2

#b2c9b2

Shades

Color #b2bdc9 mixed toward black.

#8d9daf

#687d95

#4e5e6f

#343f4a

#1a1f25

Tints

Color #b2bdc9 mixed toward white.

#bfc8d2

#ccd3db

#d8dee4

#e5e9ed

#f2f4f6

Tones

Color #b2bdc9 mixed toward gray.

#b4bdc7

#b6bdc5

#b8bdc3

#babdc1

#bcbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c6 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b3c4c3 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bdc9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2bdc9 (#b2bdc9) is rgb(178, 189, 201) in RGB.

No, #b2bdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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