#b9c3ce

Color #b9c3ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c3ce

RGB

rgb(185, 195, 206)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.35, -1.26, -6.68)

LCH

lch(78.35, 6.8, 259.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.019, 250.61)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec4b9

Analogous

#b9cece

#b9c3ce

#bab9ce

Triadic

#b9c3ce

#ceb9c3

#c3ceb9

Split-complementary

#b9c3ce

#cebab9

#ceceb9

Tetradic

#b9c3ce

#c4b9ce

#cec4b9

#c3ceb9

Square

#b9c3ce

#ceb9ce

#cec4b9

#b9ceba

Shades

Color #b9c3ce mixed toward black.

#93a2b3

#6c8198

#516173

#36414d

#1b2026

Tints

Color #b9c3ce mixed toward white.

#c5cdd6

#d0d7de

#dce1e7

#e8ebef

#f3f5f7

Tones

Color #b9c3ce mixed toward gray.

#bbc3cc

#bdc3cb

#bec3c9

#c0c3c7

#c2c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbecb · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbccb · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bac9c9 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c3ce]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9c3ce (#b9c3ce) is rgb(185, 195, 206) in RGB.

No, #b9c3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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