#b5b7d8

Color #b5b7d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b7d8

RGB

rgb(181, 183, 216)

HSL

hsl(236.6, 31%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.6, 16.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(75.23, 5.98, -16.78)

LCH

lch(75.23, 17.81, 289.61)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0467, 282.49)

HWB

hwb(236.6, 71%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d6b5

Analogous

#b5c8d8

#b5b7d8

#c4b5d8

Triadic

#b5b7d8

#d8b5b7

#b7d8b5

Split-complementary

#b5b7d8

#d8c4b5

#c8d8b5

Tetradic

#b5b7d8

#d6b5d8

#d8d6b5

#b7d8b5

Square

#b5b7d8

#d8b5c8

#d8d6b5

#b5d8c4

Shades

Color #b5b7d8 mixed toward black.

#8a8dc1

#5e63aa

#444882

#2e3057

#17182b

Tints

Color #b5b7d8 mixed toward white.

#c1c3de

#cecfe5

#dadbeb

#e6e7f2

#f3f3f8

Tones

Color #b5b7d8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b9d5

#bbbcd2

#bebfcf

#c1c1cc

#c3c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b6b6cf · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b5cbc9 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b7d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b7d8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b7d8 (#b5b7d8) is rgb(181, 183, 216) in RGB.

No, #b5b7d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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