#b2b5c4

Color #b2b5c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b5c4

RGB

rgb(178, 181, 196)

HSL

hsl(230, 13.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 9.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.87, 1.89, -7.95)

LCH

lch(73.87, 8.17, 283.37)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0215, 276.96)

HWB

hwb(230, 69.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c1b2

Analogous

#b2bec4

#b2b5c4

#b8b2c4

Triadic

#b2b5c4

#c4b2b5

#b5c4b2

Split-complementary

#b2b5c4

#c4b8b2

#bec4b2

Tetradic

#b2b5c4

#c1b2c4

#c4c1b2

#b5c4b2

Square

#b2b5c4

#c4b2be

#c4c1b2

#b2c4b8

Shades

Color #b2b5c4 mixed toward black.

#8f93a9

#6c728d

#51556a

#363947

#1b1c23

Tints

Color #b2b5c4 mixed toward white.

#bfc1ce

#ccced8

#d8dae1

#e5e6eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b2b5c4 mixed toward gray.

#b3b6c2

#b5b7c1

#b6b8bf

#b8b9be

#b9babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c1 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b2bebd · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b5c4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b5c4 (#b2b5c4) is rgb(178, 181, 196) in RGB.

No, #b2b5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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