#b9b2c9

Color #b9b2c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2c9

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 201)

HSL

hsl(258.3, 17.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.3, 11.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 11.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.79, 6.88, -10.74)

LCH

lch(73.79, 12.75, 302.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0332, 299.42)

HWB

hwb(258.3, 69.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c9b2

Analogous

#b2b6c9

#b9b2c9

#c5b2c9

Triadic

#b9b2c9

#c9b9b2

#b2c9b9

Split-complementary

#b9b2c9

#c9c5b2

#b6c9b2

Tetradic

#b9b2c9

#c9b2c2

#c2c9b2

#b2c9b9

Square

#b9b2c9

#c9b2b6

#c2c9b2

#b2c9c5

Shades

Color #b9b2c9 mixed toward black.

#978daf

#766895

#584e6f

#3b344a

#1d1a25

Tints

Color #b9b2c9 mixed toward white.

#c5bfd2

#d0ccdb

#dcd8e4

#e8e5ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b9b2c9 mixed toward gray.

#bab4c7

#bab6c5

#bbb8c3

#bcbac1

#bdbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

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

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b9bfbf · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2c9]

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

#b9b2c9 (#b9b2c9) is rgb(185, 178, 201) in RGB.

No, #b9b2c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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