#B5B9CC

#B5B9CC

Color Values

HEX

#B5B9CC

RGB

181, 185, 204

HSL

229.6, 18.4%, 75.5%

HSV

229.6, 11.3%, 80.0%

CMYK

11.3%, 9.3%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7886 0.0272 276.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B5B9CC

#CCC8B5

Analogous

#B5C5CC

#BDB5CC

#B5B9CC

Triadic

#B5B9CC

#CCB5B9

#B9CCB5

Split Complementary

#B5B9CC

#CCBDB5

#C5CCB5

Tetradic

#B5B9CC

#CCB5C5

#CCC8B5

#B5CCBD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B5B9CC

Protanopia

#B7B7C7

Deuteranopia

#B6B6C6

Tritanopia

#B5C4C3

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B5B9CC;
color: #B5B9CC;
border-color: #B5B9CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F7F9
100
#EAEBF0
200
#D5D7E2
300
#B7BACD
400
#8F95B2
500
#687097
600
#535A79
700
#434861
800
#34384B
900
#282B38
950
#1A1B24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.78:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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