#B9B9CD

#B9B9CD

Color Values

HEX

#B9B9CD

RGB

185, 185, 205

HSL

240.0, 16.7%, 76.5%

HSV

240.0, 9.8%, 80.4%

CMYK

9.8%, 9.8%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.792 0.0281 285.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B9CD

#CDCDB9

Analogous

#B9C3CD

#C3B9CD

#B9B9CD

Triadic

#B9B9CD

#CDB9B9

#B9CDB9

Split Complementary

#B9B9CD

#CDC3B9

#C3CDB9

Tetradic

#B9B9CD

#CDB9C3

#CDCDB9

#B9CDC3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B9CD

Protanopia

#B9B9C8

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C7

Tritanopia

#B9C4C4

Achromatopsia

#BABABA

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B9CD;
color: #B9B9CD;
border-color: #B9B9CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F8
100
#EBEBF0
200
#D5D5E1
300
#B8B8CC
400
#9191B0
500
#6A6A95
600
#555577
700
#44445F
800
#35354A
900
#292938
950
#1A1A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.93:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.88:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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