All About Color #B9BCD4

#B9BCD4

About #B9BCD4

#B9BCD4 is a light blue color with the hex code #B9BCD4. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 212; in HSL it is hue 233°, saturation 24%, lightness 78%; in CMYK it is 13%, 11%, 0%, 17%. Its contrast ratio is 1.87:1 on white and 11.21:1 on black.

#B9BCD4 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, D4
CMYK12.74%, 11.32%, 0.00%, 16.86%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 212
HSL233°, 24%, 78%
RGB Octal271, 274, 324
HSV (HSB)233.33°, 12.74%, 83.14%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 11010100
CIE-L*AB76.70, 3.72, -12.38
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 83.14%
CIE-L*CH76.70, 12.93, 286.73
XYZ49.87, 51.03, 69.51
CIE-L*UV76.70, -2.98, -19.68
xyY0.29, 0.30, 51.03
Hunter-Lab71.44, -0.40, -7.68
RYB72.55%, 73.61%, 83.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCD4 on a dark background: contrast 11.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCD4 on a light background: contrast 1.87:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCD4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCD4 · #EFF0F5 · #8186B1 · #D4D1B9 · #F5F5EF

Analogous palette

#B9D4D1 · #B9CAD4 · #B9BCD4 · #C4B9D4 · #D1B9D4

Triadic palette

#B9BCD4 · #D4B9BD · #BDD4B9 · #EFF0F5 · #F5EFF0

Tetradic palette

#B9BCD4 · #D4B9CA · #D4D1B9 · #B9D4C4 · #8186B1

Monochromatic palette

#5D6498 · #8A8FB7 · #B9BCD4 · #E9EAF1 · #EFF0F5

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