#b9becf

Color #b9becf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9becf

RGB

rgb(185, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(226.4, 18.6%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.4, 10.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.07, 1.61, -9.11)

LCH

lch(77.07, 9.25, 280.02)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0245, 272.8)

HWB

hwb(226.4, 72.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcab9

Analogous

#b9c9cf

#b9becf

#bfb9cf

Triadic

#b9becf

#cfb9be

#becfb9

Split-complementary

#b9becf

#cfbfb9

#c9cfb9

Tetradic

#b9becf

#cab9cf

#cfcab9

#becfb9

Square

#b9becf

#cfb9c9

#cfcab9

#b9cfbf

Shades

Color #b9becf mixed toward black.

#929ab4

#6c769a

#505874

#353b4e

#1b1d27

Tints

Color #b9becf mixed toward white.

#c5c9d7

#d0d4df

#dcdfe7

#e8e9ef

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b9becf mixed toward gray.

#bbbfcd

#bdc0cb

#bfc1ca

#c0c2c8

#c2c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbcb · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbca · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b9c8c7 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9becf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9becf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9becf (#b9becf) is rgb(185, 190, 207) in RGB.

No, #b9becf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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