#b0b5e8

Color #b0b5e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b5e8

RGB

rgb(176, 181, 232)

HSL

hsl(234.6, 54.9%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.6, 24.1%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 22%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(74.89, 9.12, -26.02)

LCH

lch(74.89, 27.57, 289.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0727, 280.23)

HWB

hwb(234.6, 69%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8e3b0

Analogous

#b0d1e8

#b0b5e8

#c7b0e8

Triadic

#b0b5e8

#e8b0b5

#b5e8b0

Split-complementary

#b0b5e8

#e8c7b0

#d1e8b0

Tetradic

#b0b5e8

#e3b0e8

#e8e3b0

#b5e8b0

Square

#b0b5e8

#e8b0d1

#e8e3b0

#b0e8c7

Shades

Color #b0b5e8 mixed toward black.

#7b84d9

#4752c9

#2e389e

#1f2569

#0f1335

Tints

Color #b0b5e8 mixed toward white.

#bdc1ec

#cacef0

#d8daf3

#e5e6f7

#f2f3fb

Tones

Color #b0b5e8 mixed toward gray.

#b5b9e3

#b9bddf

#bec1da

#c3c4d5

#c7c8d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2dd · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b2da · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b0d4d2 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b5e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b5e8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b0b5e8 (#b0b5e8) is rgb(176, 181, 232) in RGB.

No, #b0b5e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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