#B5B9CD

#B5B9CD

Color Values

HEX

#B5B9CD

RGB

181, 185, 205

HSL

230.0, 19.4%, 75.7%

HSV

230.0, 11.7%, 80.4%

CMYK

11.7%, 9.8%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7889 0.0286 276.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B5B9CD

#CDC9B5

Analogous

#B5C5CD

#BDB5CD

#B5B9CD

Triadic

#B5B9CD

#CDB5B9

#B9CDB5

Split Complementary

#B5B9CD

#CDBDB5

#C5CDB5

Tetradic

#B5B9CD

#CDB5C5

#CDC9B5

#B5CDBD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B5B9CD

Protanopia

#B7B7C8

Deuteranopia

#B6B6C7

Tritanopia

#B5C4C4

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B5B9CD;
color: #B5B9CD;
border-color: #B5B9CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F7F9
100
#EAEBF0
200
#D4D7E2
300
#B6BACE
400
#8E94B3
500
#676F98
600
#52597A
700
#424761
800
#33384C
900
#282B39
950
#191B24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.79:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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