#b5b9cf

Color #b5b9cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b9cf

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 207)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 21.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 12.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.47, 2.99, -11.53)

LCH

lch(75.47, 11.91, 284.54)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0314, 277.51)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 71%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcbb5

Analogous

#b5c6cf

#b5b9cf

#beb5cf

Triadic

#b5b9cf

#cfb5b9

#b9cfb5

Split-complementary

#b5b9cf

#cfbeb5

#c6cfb5

Tetradic

#b5b9cf

#cbb5cf

#cfcbb5

#b9cfb5

Square

#b5b9cf

#cfb5c6

#cfcbb5

#b5cfbe

Shades

Color #b5b9cf mixed toward black.

#8e94b6

#676f9c

#4c5376

#33374e

#191c27

Tints

Color #b5b9cf mixed toward white.

#c1c5d7

#ced0df

#dadce7

#e6e8ef

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b5b9cf mixed toward gray.

#b7bbcd

#b9bccb

#bcbec9

#bebfc6

#c0c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ca · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b6c9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b5c6c5 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9cf (#b5b9cf) is rgb(181, 185, 207) in RGB.

No, #b5b9cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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