#B9B5CB

#B9B5CB

Color Values

HEX

#B9B5CB

RGB

185, 181, 203

HSL

250.9, 17.5%, 75.3%

HSV

250.9, 10.8%, 79.6%

CMYK

8.9%, 10.8%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7833 0.0312 294.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B5CB

#C7CBB5

Analogous

#B5BCCB

#C4B5CB

#B9B5CB

Triadic

#B9B5CB

#CBB9B5

#B5CBB9

Split Complementary

#B9B5CB

#CBC4B5

#BCCBB5

Tetradic

#B9B5CB

#CBB5BC

#C7CBB5

#B5CBC4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B5CB

Protanopia

#B7B7C6

Deuteranopia

#B8B8C4

Tritanopia

#B9C1C1

Achromatopsia

#B7B7B7

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B5CB;
color: #B9B5CB;
border-color: #B9B5CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F6F8
100
#EBEAF0
200
#D7D5E2
300
#BBB7CD
400
#9690B1
500
#716996
600
#5B5478
700
#494360
800
#39354B
900
#2C2938
950
#1C1A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.99:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.53:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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