#B9B8CE

#B9B8CE

Color Values

HEX

#B9B8CE

RGB

185, 184, 206

HSL

242.7, 18.3%, 76.5%

HSV

242.7, 10.7%, 80.8%

CMYK

10.2%, 10.7%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7904 0.0309 287.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B8CE

#CDCEB8

Analogous

#B8C2CE

#C4B8CE

#B9B8CE

Triadic

#B9B8CE

#CEB9B8

#B8CEB9

Split Complementary

#B9B8CE

#CEC4B8

#C2CEB8

Tetradic

#B9B8CE

#CEB8C2

#CDCEB8

#B8CEC4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B8CE

Protanopia

#B9B9C9

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C7

Tritanopia

#B9C4C4

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B8CE;
color: #B9B8CE;
border-color: #B9B8CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EBEAF0
200
#D5D5E2
300
#B8B7CD
400
#918FB2
500
#6A6897
600
#555379
700
#444361
800
#35344B
900
#292838
950
#1A1A24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.94:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.81:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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