#b5b2c5

Color #b5b2c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b2c5

RGB

rgb(181, 178, 197)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 14.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 9.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.35, 4.73, -9.24)

LCH

lch(73.35, 10.38, 297.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0269, 292.95)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 69.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c5b2

Analogous

#b2b8c5

#b5b2c5

#beb2c5

Triadic

#b5b2c5

#c5b5b2

#b2c5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b2c5

#c5beb2

#b8c5b2

Tetradic

#b5b2c5

#c5b2c2

#c2c5b2

#b2c5b5

Square

#b5b2c5

#c5b2b8

#c2c5b2

#b2c5be

Shades

Color #b5b2c5 mixed toward black.

#938eaa

#716b8f

#55506b

#383647

#1c1b24

Tints

Color #b5b2c5 mixed toward white.

#c1bfcf

#ceccd8

#dad8e2

#e6e5ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b5b2c5 mixed toward gray.

#b6b3c3

#b7b5c2

#b8b7c0

#b9b8bf

#bababd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c0 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b5bdbc · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b2c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b2c5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b2c5 (#b5b2c5) is rgb(181, 178, 197) in RGB.

No, #b5b2c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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