#b9bdcd

Color #b9bdcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdcd

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 205)

HSL

hsl(228, 16.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 9.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.75, 1.74, -8.51)

LCH

lch(76.75, 8.69, 281.56)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.023, 274.74)

HWB

hwb(228, 72.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc9b9

Analogous

#b9c7cd

#b9bdcd

#bfb9cd

Triadic

#b9bdcd

#cdb9bd

#bdcdb9

Split-complementary

#b9bdcd

#cdbfb9

#c7cdb9

Tetradic

#b9bdcd

#c9b9cd

#cdc9b9

#bdcdb9

Square

#b9bdcd

#cdb9c7

#cdc9b9

#b9cdbf

Shades

Color #b9bdcd mixed toward black.

#9399b2

#6d7697

#515872

#363b4c

#1b1d26

Tints

Color #b9bdcd mixed toward white.

#c5c8d5

#d0d3de

#dcdee6

#e8e9ee

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b9bdcd mixed toward gray.

#bbbecb

#bcbfca

#bec0c8

#c0c1c6

#c1c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc9 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbac8 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b9c6c6 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdcd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdcd (#b9bdcd) is rgb(185, 189, 205) in RGB.

No, #b9bdcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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