#B9B8CC

#B9B8CC

Color Values

HEX

#B9B8CC

RGB

185, 184, 204

HSL

243.0, 16.4%, 76.1%

HSV

243.0, 9.8%, 80.0%

CMYK

9.3%, 9.8%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7897 0.0281 288.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B8CC

#CBCCB8

Analogous

#B8C1CC

#C3B8CC

#B9B8CC

Triadic

#B9B8CC

#CCB9B8

#B8CCB9

Split Complementary

#B9B8CC

#CCC3B8

#C1CCB8

Tetradic

#B9B8CC

#CCB8C1

#CBCCB8

#B8CCC3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B8CC

Protanopia

#B9B9C7

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C6

Tritanopia

#B9C3C2

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B8CC;
color: #B9B8CC;
border-color: #B9B8CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F8
100
#EBEBF0
200
#D6D5E1
300
#B9B8CC
400
#9391B0
500
#6D6B94
600
#575577
700
#46445F
800
#36354A
900
#2A2938
950
#1B1A23

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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