All About Color #B9BCD5

#B9BCD5

About #B9BCD5

#B9BCD5 is a light blue color with the hex code #B9BCD5. In RGB it is red 185, green 188, blue 213; in HSL it is hue 234°, saturation 25%, lightness 78%; in CMYK it is 13%, 12%, 0%, 16%. Its contrast ratio is 1.87:1 on white and 11.22:1 on black.

#B9BCD5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, BC, D5
CMYK13.15%, 11.74%, 0.00%, 16.47%
RGB Decimal185, 188, 213
HSL234°, 25%, 78%
RGB Octal271, 274, 325
HSV (HSB)233.57°, 13.15%, 83.53%
RGB Binary10111001, 10111100, 11010101
CIE-L*AB76.73, 3.93, -12.88
RGB Percent72.55%, 73.73%, 83.53%
CIE-L*CH76.73, 13.46, 286.97
XYZ50.00, 51.08, 70.18
CIE-L*UV76.73, -3.04, -20.51
xyY0.29, 0.30, 51.08
Hunter-Lab71.47, -0.21, -8.18
RYB72.55%, 73.61%, 83.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9BCD5 on a dark background: contrast 11.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B9BCD5 on a light background: contrast 1.87:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9BCD5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9BCD5 · #EFF0F5 · #8085B3 · #D5D2B9 · #F5F5EF

Analogous palette

#B9D5D2 · #B9CAD5 · #B9BCD5 · #C4B9D5 · #D2B9D5

Triadic palette

#B9BCD5 · #D5B9BC · #BCD5B9 · #EFF0F5 · #F5EFF0

Tetradic palette

#B9BCD5 · #D5B9CA · #D5D2B9 · #B9D5C4 · #8085B3

Monochromatic palette

#5C6299 · #898EB8 · #B9BCD5 · #E9EAF2 · #EFF0F5

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