#b5b9cc

Color #b5b9cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b5b9cc

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 204)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.38, 2.37, -10.04)

LCH

lch(75.38, 10.32, 283.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0272, 276.34)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 71%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc8b5

Analogous

#b5c5cc

#b5b9cc

#bdb5cc

Triadic

#b5b9cc

#ccb5b9

#b9ccb5

Split-complementary

#b5b9cc

#ccbdb5

#c5ccb5

Tetradic

#b5b9cc

#c8b5cc

#ccc8b5

#b9ccb5

Square

#b5b9cc

#ccb5c5

#ccc8b5

#b5ccbd

Shades

Color #b5b9cc mixed toward black.

#8f95b2

#697198

#4f5572

#34384c

#1a1c26

Tints

Color #b5b9cc mixed toward white.

#c1c5d5

#ced0dd

#dadce6

#e6e8ee

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b5b9cc mixed toward gray.

#b7baca

#b9bcc8

#bbbdc6

#bdbec4

#bfbfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b6c7 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b5c4c3 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9cc (#b5b9cc) is rgb(181, 185, 204) in RGB.

No, #b5b9cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b5b9cc, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast