#b9bce1

Color #b9bce1

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bce1

RGB

rgb(185, 188, 225)

HSL

hsl(235.5, 40%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.5, 17.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(77.11, 6.49, -18.79)

LCH

lch(77.11, 19.88, 289.05)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0521, 281.5)

HWB

hwb(235.5, 72.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1deb9

Analogous

#b9d0e1

#b9bce1

#cab9e1

Triadic

#b9bce1

#e1b9bc

#bce1b9

Split-complementary

#b9bce1

#e1cab9

#d0e1b9

Tetradic

#b9bce1

#deb9e1

#e1deb9

#bce1b9

Square

#b9bce1

#e1b9d0

#e1deb9

#b9e1ca

Shades

Color #b9bce1 mixed toward black.

#898ecd

#5960b8

#3e4490

#292d60

#151730

Tints

Color #b9bce1 mixed toward white.

#c5c7e6

#d0d2eb

#dcdef0

#e8e9f5

#f3f4fa

Tones

Color #b9bce1 mixed toward gray.

#bcbfde

#c0c2da

#c3c5d7

#c6c7d4

#cacad0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad9 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#babad7 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b9d2d0 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bce1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bce1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bce1 (#b9bce1) is rgb(185, 188, 225) in RGB.

No, #b9bce1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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