#B5B9CB

#B5B9CB

Color Values

HEX

#B5B9CB

RGB

181, 185, 203

HSL

229.1, 17.5%, 75.3%

HSV

229.1, 10.8%, 79.6%

CMYK

10.8%, 8.9%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7882 0.0258 275.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B5B9CB

#CBC7B5

Analogous

#B5C4CB

#BCB5CB

#B5B9CB

Triadic

#B5B9CB

#CBB5B9

#B9CBB5

Split Complementary

#B5B9CB

#CBBCB5

#C4CBB5

Tetradic

#B5B9CB

#CBB5C4

#CBC7B5

#B5CBBC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B5B9CB

Protanopia

#B7B7C7

Deuteranopia

#B6B6C6

Tritanopia

#B5C3C2

Achromatopsia

#B9B9B9

CSS Usage

background-color: #B5B9CB;
color: #B5B9CB;
border-color: #B5B9CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F7F8
100
#EAEBF0
200
#D5D7E2
300
#B7BBCD
400
#9096B1
500
#697196
600
#545B78
700
#434960
800
#35394B
900
#292C38
950
#1A1C23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.77:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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