#b4b5cd

Color #b4b5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b5cd

RGB

rgb(180, 181, 205)

HSL

hsl(237.6, 20%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.6, 12.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.29, 4.41, -12.21)

LCH

lch(74.29, 12.98, 289.86)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.034, 283.63)

HWB

hwb(237.6, 70.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdccb4

Analogous

#b4c2cd

#b4b5cd

#c0b4cd

Triadic

#b4b5cd

#cdb4b5

#b5cdb4

Split-complementary

#b4b5cd

#cdc0b4

#c2cdb4

Tetradic

#b4b5cd

#ccb4cd

#cdccb4

#b5cdb4

Square

#b4b5cd

#cdb4c2

#cdccb4

#b4cdc0

Shades

Color #b4b5cd mixed toward black.

#8e8fb3

#67699a

#4d4f74

#33344d

#1a1a27

Tints

Color #b4b5cd mixed toward white.

#c1c1d5

#cdcede

#dadae6

#e6e6ee

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b4b5cd mixed toward gray.

#b6b7cb

#b8b9c9

#babbc7

#bcbdc5

#bebfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c8 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c6 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b4c3c2 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b5cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b5cd (#b4b5cd) is rgb(180, 181, 205) in RGB.

No, #b4b5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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