#B9B8CD

#B9B8CD

Color Values

HEX

#B9B8CD

RGB

185, 184, 205

HSL

242.9, 17.4%, 76.3%

HSV

242.9, 10.2%, 80.4%

CMYK

9.8%, 10.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.79 0.0295 287.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B8CD

#CCCDB8

Analogous

#B8C2CD

#C4B8CD

#B9B8CD

Triadic

#B9B8CD

#CDB9B8

#B8CDB9

Split Complementary

#B9B8CD

#CDC4B8

#C2CDB8

Tetradic

#B9B8CD

#CDB8C2

#CCCDB8

#B8CDC4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B8CD

Protanopia

#B9B9C8

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C7

Tritanopia

#B9C4C3

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B8CD;
color: #B9B8CD;
border-color: #B9B8CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F8
100
#EBEBF0
200
#D6D5E2
300
#B8B7CC
400
#9290B1
500
#6B6996
600
#565478
700
#454360
800
#36354B
900
#2A2938
950
#1A1A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.94:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.8:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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