#b9bcd8

Color #b9bcd8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bcd8

RGB

rgb(185, 188, 216)

HSL

hsl(234.2, 28.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.2, 14.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 13%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(76.82, 4.56, -14.35)

LCH

lch(76.82, 15.06, 287.63)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0396, 280.63)

HWB

hwb(234.2, 72.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d5b9

Analogous

#b9cbd8

#b9bcd8

#c5b9d8

Triadic

#b9bcd8

#d8b9bc

#bcd8b9

Split-complementary

#b9bcd8

#d8c5b9

#cbd8b9

Tetradic

#b9bcd8

#d5b9d8

#d8d5b9

#bcd8b9

Square

#b9bcd8

#d8b9cb

#d8d5b9

#b9d8c5

Shades

Color #b9bcd8 mixed toward black.

#8e93c0

#636aa8

#484d81

#303456

#181a2b

Tints

Color #b9bcd8 mixed toward white.

#c5c7de

#d0d2e5

#dcddeb

#e8e9f2

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b9bcd8 mixed toward gray.

#bcbed5

#bec0d3

#c1c2d0

#c3c4ce

#c6c6cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad2 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#babad0 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b9cccb · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bcd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bcd8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bcd8 (#b9bcd8) is rgb(185, 188, 216) in RGB.

No, #b9bcd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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