#b7bbc9

Color #b7bbc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b7bbc9

RGB

rgb(183, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 14.3%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.96, 1.34, -7.52)

LCH

lch(75.96, 7.64, 280.1)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0202, 273.12)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 71.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c5b7

Analogous

#b7c4c9

#b7bbc9

#bcb7c9

Triadic

#b7bbc9

#c9b7bb

#bbc9b7

Split-complementary

#b7bbc9

#c9bcb7

#c4c9b7

Tetradic

#b7bbc9

#c5b7c9

#c9c5b7

#bbc9b7

Square

#b7bbc9

#c9b7c4

#c9c5b7

#b7c9bc

Shades

Color #b7bbc9 mixed toward black.

#9298ae

#6e7692

#52586e

#373b49

#1b1d25

Tints

Color #b7bbc9 mixed toward white.

#c3c6d2

#cfd2db

#dbdde4

#e7e8ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b7bbc9 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcc8

#babdc6

#bcbec5

#bdbec3

#bfbfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c5 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b7c3c3 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7bbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7bbc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7bbc9 (#b7bbc9) is rgb(183, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #b7bbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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