#B9B8CB

#B9B8CB

Color Values

HEX

#B9B8CB

RGB

185, 184, 203

HSL

243.2, 15.4%, 75.9%

HSV

243.2, 9.4%, 79.6%

CMYK

8.9%, 9.4%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7894 0.0267 288.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B8CB

#CACBB8

Analogous

#B8C1CB

#C3B8CB

#B9B8CB

Triadic

#B9B8CB

#CBB9B8

#B8CBB9

Split Complementary

#B9B8CB

#CBC3B8

#C1CBB8

Tetradic

#B9B8CB

#CBB8C1

#CACBB8

#B8CBC3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B8CB

Protanopia

#B9B9C6

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C5

Tritanopia

#B9C3C2

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B8CB;
color: #B9B8CB;
border-color: #B9B8CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F8
100
#EBEBEF
200
#D6D6E1
300
#B9B8CB
400
#9492AF
500
#6E6C93
600
#585676
700
#46455E
800
#37364A
900
#2A2A37
950
#1B1A23

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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