#b5b0c9

Color #b5b0c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b0c9

RGB

rgb(181, 176, 201)

HSL

hsl(252, 18.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 12.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 12.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.95, 6.64, -12.02)

LCH

lch(72.95, 13.73, 298.92)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0357, 294.7)

HWB

hwb(252, 69%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c9b0

Analogous

#b0b7c9

#b5b0c9

#c1b0c9

Triadic

#b5b0c9

#c9b5b0

#b0c9b5

Split-complementary

#b5b0c9

#c9c1b0

#b7c9b0

Tetradic

#b5b0c9

#c9b0c4

#c4c9b0

#b0c9b5

Square

#b5b0c9

#c9b0b7

#c4c9b0

#b0c9c1

Shades

Color #b5b0c9 mixed toward black.

#928baf

#6f6695

#544d70

#38334b

#1c1a25

Tints

Color #b5b0c9 mixed toward white.

#c1bdd2

#cecadb

#dad7e4

#e6e5ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b5b0c9 mixed toward gray.

#b6b2c7

#b7b4c5

#b9b6c3

#bab8c1

#bbbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c3 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c2 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b5bfbe · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b0c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b0c9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5b0c9 (#b5b0c9) is rgb(181, 176, 201) in RGB.

No, #b5b0c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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