#b9bcff

Color #b9bcff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bcff

RGB

rgb(185, 188, 255)

HSL

hsl(237.4, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.4, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.17, 13.36, -33.31)

LCH

lch(78.17, 35.89, 291.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0941, 282.09)

HWB

hwb(237.4, 72.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fffcb9

Analogous

#b9dfff

#b9bcff

#d9b9ff

Triadic

#b9bcff

#ffb9bc

#bcffb9

Split-complementary

#b9bcff

#ffd9b9

#dfffb9

Tetradic

#b9bcff

#fcb9ff

#fffcb9

#bcffb9

Square

#b9bcff

#ffb9df

#fffcb9

#b9ffd9

Shades

Color #b9bcff mixed toward black.

#7076ff

#2630ff

#000adc

#000693

#000349

Tints

Color #b9bcff mixed toward white.

#c5c7ff

#d0d2ff

#dcdeff

#e8e9ff

#f3f4ff

Tones

Color #b9bcff mixed toward gray.

#bfc1f9

#c5c7f3

#cbccee

#d0d1e8

#d6d7e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaf1 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#babaed · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b9e5e2 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bcff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bcff]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bcff (#b9bcff) is rgb(185, 188, 255) in RGB.

No, #b9bcff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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