#b9bbcb

Color #b9bbcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bbcb

RGB

rgb(185, 187, 203)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.17, 2.41, -8.28)

LCH

lch(76.17, 8.62, 286.23)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0226, 280.21)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc9b9

Analogous

#b9c4cb

#b9bbcb

#c0b9cb

Triadic

#b9bbcb

#cbb9bb

#bbcbb9

Split-complementary

#b9bbcb

#cbc0b9

#c4cbb9

Tetradic

#b9bbcb

#c9b9cb

#cbc9b9

#bbcbb9

Square

#b9bbcb

#cbb9c4

#cbc9b9

#b9cbc0

Shades

Color #b9bbcb mixed toward black.

#9497b0

#6f7394

#53566f

#37394a

#1c1d25

Tints

Color #b9bbcb mixed toward white.

#c5c6d4

#d0d2dc

#dcdde5

#e8e8ee

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b9bbcb mixed toward gray.

#bbbcca

#bcbdc8

#bebfc7

#bfc0c5

#c1c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#babac6 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b9c4c4 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bbcb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bbcb (#b9bbcb) is rgb(185, 187, 203) in RGB.

No, #b9bbcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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