#b2b5ce

Color #b2b5ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b5ce

RGB

rgb(178, 181, 206)

HSL

hsl(233.6, 22.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.6, 13.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 3.96, -12.96)

LCH

lch(74.17, 13.55, 286.99)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0355, 280.05)

HWB

hwb(233.6, 69.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecbb2

Analogous

#b2c3ce

#b2b5ce

#bdb2ce

Triadic

#b2b5ce

#ceb2b5

#b5ceb2

Split-complementary

#b2b5ce

#cebdb2

#c3ceb2

Tetradic

#b2b5ce

#cbb2ce

#cecbb2

#b5ceb2

Square

#b2b5ce

#ceb2c3

#cecbb2

#b2cebd

Shades

Color #b2b5ce mixed toward black.

#8b8fb5

#646a9c

#4b4f75

#32354e

#191a27

Tints

Color #b2b5ce mixed toward white.

#bfc1d6

#cccede

#d9dae6

#e5e6ef

#f2f3f7

Tones

Color #b2b5ce mixed toward gray.

#b4b7cc

#b7b9c9

#b9bbc7

#bbbcc5

#bebec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c8 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b2c4c3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b5ce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b5ce (#b2b5ce) is rgb(178, 181, 206) in RGB.

No, #b2b5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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