#B9B9CE

#B9B9CE

Color Values

HEX

#B9B9CE

RGB

185, 185, 206

HSL

240.0, 17.6%, 76.7%

HSV

240.0, 10.2%, 80.8%

CMYK

10.2%, 10.2%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7924 0.0295 285.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B9B9CE

#CECEB9

Analogous

#B9C4CE

#C4B9CE

#B9B9CE

Triadic

#B9B9CE

#CEB9B9

#B9CEB9

Split Complementary

#B9B9CE

#CEC4B9

#C4CEB9

Tetradic

#B9B9CE

#CEB9C4

#CECEB9

#B9CEC4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B9B9CE

Protanopia

#B9B9C9

Deuteranopia

#B9B9C8

Tritanopia

#B9C5C4

Achromatopsia

#BBBBBB

CSS Usage

background-color: #B9B9CE;
color: #B9B9CE;
border-color: #B9B9CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F8
100
#EAEAF0
200
#D5D5E2
300
#B7B7CD
400
#9090B1
500
#696996
600
#545478
700
#434360
800
#35354B
900
#292938
950
#1A1A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.93:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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