#b1bdcd

Color #b1bdcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bdcd

RGB

rgb(177, 189, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 21.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 13.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.16, -0.89, -9.44)

LCH

lch(76.16, 9.48, 264.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0263, 255.7)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 69.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc1b1

Analogous

#b1cbcd

#b1bdcd

#b3b1cd

Triadic

#b1bdcd

#cdb1bd

#bdcdb1

Split-complementary

#b1bdcd

#cdb3b1

#cbcdb1

Tetradic

#b1bdcd

#c1b1cd

#cdc1b1

#bdcdb1

Square

#b1bdcd

#cdb1cb

#cdc1b1

#b1cdb3

Shades

Color #b1bdcd mixed toward black.

#8a9cb4

#637b9b

#4b5c74

#323e4e

#191f27

Tints

Color #b1bdcd mixed toward white.

#bec8d5

#cbd3de

#d8dee6

#e5e9ee

#f2f4f7

Tones

Color #b1bdcd mixed toward gray.

#b3bdcb

#b6bec8

#b8bec6

#babec4

#bdbfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c9 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b2c6c6 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bdcd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1bdcd (#b1bdcd) is rgb(177, 189, 205) in RGB.

No, #b1bdcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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