#b9b2c8

Color #b9b2c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2c8

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 200)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 16.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 11%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 11%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.76, 6.68, -10.24)

LCH

lch(73.76, 12.23, 303.12)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0318, 300.19)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 69.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c8b2

Analogous

#b2b6c8

#b9b2c8

#c4b2c8

Triadic

#b9b2c8

#c8b9b2

#b2c8b9

Split-complementary

#b9b2c8

#c8c4b2

#b6c8b2

Tetradic

#b9b2c8

#c8b2c1

#c1c8b2

#b2c8b9

Square

#b9b2c8

#c8b2b6

#c1c8b2

#b2c8c4

Shades

Color #b9b2c8 mixed toward black.

#988dae

#766993

#594f6e

#3b344a

#1e1a25

Tints

Color #b9b2c8 mixed toward white.

#c5bfd1

#d0ccda

#dcd8e3

#e8e5ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b9b2c8 mixed toward gray.

#bab4c6

#bab6c4

#bbb7c2

#bcb9c1

#bcbbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c3 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c2 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b9bfbe · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2c8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2c8 (#b9b2c8) is rgb(185, 178, 200) in RGB.

No, #b9b2c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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