#b3b9c9

Color #b3b9c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b9c9

RGB

rgb(179, 185, 201)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.14, 1.09, -8.78)

LCH

lch(75.14, 8.85, 277.08)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0236, 269.27)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c3b3

Analogous

#b3c4c9

#b3b9c9

#b8b3c9

Triadic

#b3b9c9

#c9b3b9

#b9c9b3

Split-complementary

#b3b9c9

#c9b8b3

#c4c9b3

Tetradic

#b3b9c9

#c3b3c9

#c9c3b3

#b9c9b3

Square

#b3b9c9

#c9b3c4

#c9c3b3

#b3c9b8

Shades

Color #b3b9c9 mixed toward black.

#8e97af

#697594

#4f586f

#353a4a

#1a1d25

Tints

Color #b3b9c9 mixed toward white.

#c0c5d2

#ccd0db

#d9dce4

#e6e8ed

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b3b9c9 mixed toward gray.

#b5bac7

#b7bbc5

#b8bbc3

#babcc2

#bcbdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c5 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c4 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b3c2c2 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b9c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b9c9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3b9c9 (#b3b9c9) is rgb(179, 185, 201) in RGB.

No, #b3b9c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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