#b5b3c6

Color #b5b3c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b3c6

RGB

rgb(181, 179, 198)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 14.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 9.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.64, 4.39, -9.36)

LCH

lch(73.64, 10.34, 295.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0268, 290.53)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 70.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c6b3

Analogous

#b3bac6

#b5b3c6

#beb3c6

Triadic

#b5b3c6

#c6b5b3

#b3c6b5

Split-complementary

#b5b3c6

#c6beb3

#bac6b3

Tetradic

#b5b3c6

#c6b3c4

#c4c6b3

#b3c6b5

Square

#b5b3c6

#c6b3ba

#c4c6b3

#b3c6be

Shades

Color #b5b3c6 mixed toward black.

#928fab

#6f6c90

#54516c

#383648

#1c1b24

Tints

Color #b5b3c6 mixed toward white.

#c1c0cf

#ceccd9

#dad9e2

#e6e6ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b5b3c6 mixed toward gray.

#b6b5c4

#b7b6c3

#b9b8c1

#bab9c0

#bbbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c2 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b5bebd · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b3c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b3c6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b3c6 (#b5b3c6) is rgb(181, 179, 198) in RGB.

No, #b5b3c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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