#b5b1d5

Color #b5b1d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b1d5

RGB

rgb(181, 177, 213)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 30%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 16.9%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 16.9%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(73.59, 8.61, -17.62)

LCH

lch(73.59, 19.61, 296.04)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0511, 290.28)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 69.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1d5b1

Analogous

#b1bfd5

#b5b1d5

#c7b1d5

Triadic

#b5b1d5

#d5b5b1

#b1d5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b1d5

#d5c7b1

#bfd5b1

Tetradic

#b5b1d5

#d5b1d1

#d1d5b1

#b1d5b5

Square

#b5b1d5

#d5b1bf

#d1d5b1

#b1d5c7

Shades

Color #b5b1d5 mixed toward black.

#8d87be

#655da8

#4b447f

#322e55

#19172a

Tints

Color #b5b1d5 mixed toward white.

#c1bedc

#cecbe3

#dad8ea

#e6e5f1

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b5b1d5 mixed toward gray.

#b7b4d2

#bab7cf

#bcbacc

#bebdc9

#c1c0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3cd · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4cb · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b5c6c5 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b1d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b1d5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b1d5 (#b5b1d5) is rgb(181, 177, 213) in RGB.

No, #b5b1d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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