#b2b5e0

Color #b2b5e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b5e0

RGB

rgb(178, 181, 224)

HSL

hsl(236.1, 42.6%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.1, 20.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 19.2%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(74.76, 7.9, -21.86)

LCH

lch(74.76, 23.24, 289.87)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0611, 281.71)

HWB

hwb(236.1, 69.8%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0ddb2

Analogous

#b2cce0

#b2b5e0

#c6b2e0

Triadic

#b2b5e0

#e0b2b5

#b5e0b2

Split-complementary

#b2b5e0

#e0c6b2

#cce0b2

Tetradic

#b2b5e0

#ddb2e0

#e0ddb2

#b5e0b2

Square

#b2b5e0

#e0b2cc

#e0ddb2

#b2e0c6

Shades

Color #b2b5e0 mixed toward black.

#8287cd

#5259ba

#3a3f8f

#262a60

#131530

Tints

Color #b2b5e0 mixed toward white.

#bfc1e5

#ccceea

#d8daef

#e5e6f5

#f2f3fa

Tones

Color #b2b5e0 mixed toward gray.

#b6b8dc

#babcd8

#bdbfd4

#c1c2d1

#c5c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d7 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3d4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b2cfcd · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b5e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b5e0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b5e0 (#b2b5e0) is rgb(178, 181, 224) in RGB.

No, #b2b5e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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