#b5b3c1

Color #b5b3c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b3c1

RGB

rgb(181, 179, 193)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 10.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 7.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(73.49, 3.39, -6.84)

LCH

lch(73.49, 7.63, 296.36)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0198, 292.55)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 70.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc1b3

Analogous

#b3b8c1

#b5b3c1

#bcb3c1

Triadic

#b5b3c1

#c1b5b3

#b3c1b5

Split-complementary

#b5b3c1

#c1bcb3

#b8c1b3

Tetradic

#b5b3c1

#c1b3bf

#bfc1b3

#b3c1b5

Square

#b5b3c1

#c1b3b8

#bfc1b3

#b3c1bc

Shades

Color #b5b3c1 mixed toward black.

#9491a5

#736f88

#565466

#3a3844

#1d1c22

Tints

Color #b5b3c1 mixed toward white.

#c1c0cb

#ceccd6

#dad9e0

#e6e6ea

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b5b3c1 mixed toward gray.

#b6b4c0

#b7b5bf

#b7b6bd

#b8b8bc

#b9b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4be · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bd · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b5bbbb · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b3c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b3c1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b3c1 (#b5b3c1) is rgb(181, 179, 193) in RGB.

No, #b5b3c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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