#b9bfd8

Color #b9bfd8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfd8

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 216)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 28.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 14.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.6, 2.94, -13.19)

LCH

lch(77.6, 13.51, 282.57)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0358, 274.8)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 72.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d2b9

Analogous

#b9ced8

#b9bfd8

#c2b9d8

Triadic

#b9bfd8

#d8b9bf

#bfd8b9

Split-complementary

#b9bfd8

#d8c2b9

#ced8b9

Tetradic

#b9bfd8

#d2b9d8

#d8d2b9

#bfd8b9

Square

#b9bfd8

#d8b9ce

#d8d2b9

#b9d8c2

Shades

Color #b9bfd8 mixed toward black.

#8e98c0

#6370a8

#485381

#303756

#181c2b

Tints

Color #b9bfd8 mixed toward white.

#c5cade

#d0d4e5

#dcdfeb

#e8eaf2

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b9bfd8 mixed toward gray.

#bcc1d5

#bec2d3

#c1c4d0

#c3c5ce

#c6c7cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd2 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbd1 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b9cecd · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfd8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfd8 (#b9bfd8) is rgb(185, 191, 216) in RGB.

No, #b9bfd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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