#b5b9dc

Color #b5b9dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b9dc

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 220)

HSL

hsl(233.8, 35.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.8, 17.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.88, 5.77, -17.98)

LCH

lch(75.88, 18.88, 287.79)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0497, 280.09)

HWB

hwb(233.8, 71%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd8b5

Analogous

#b5ccdc

#b5b9dc

#c4b5dc

Triadic

#b5b9dc

#dcb5b9

#b9dcb5

Split-complementary

#b5b9dc

#dcc4b5

#ccdcb5

Tetradic

#b5b9dc

#d8b5dc

#dcd8b5

#b9dcb5

Square

#b5b9dc

#dcb5cc

#dcd8b5

#b5dcc4

Shades

Color #b5b9dc mixed toward black.

#888ec7

#5a63b1

#404888

#2b305b

#15182d

Tints

Color #b5b9dc mixed toward white.

#c1c5e2

#ced0e8

#dadced

#e6e8f3

#f3f3f9

Tones

Color #b5b9dc mixed toward gray.

#b8bcd9

#bbbed5

#bfc1d2

#c2c3cf

#c5c6cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d4 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b6d2 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b5cecc · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9dc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9dc (#b5b9dc) is rgb(181, 185, 220) in RGB.

No, #b5b9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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