#b5bbc8

Color #b5bbc8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbc8

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 200)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 14.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 9.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.78, 0.47, -7.26)

LCH

lch(75.78, 7.28, 273.7)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0196, 265.89)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 71%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c2b5

Analogous

#b5c4c8

#b5bbc8

#b9b5c8

Triadic

#b5bbc8

#c8b5bb

#bbc8b5

Split-complementary

#b5bbc8

#c8b9b5

#c4c8b5

Tetradic

#b5bbc8

#c2b5c8

#c8c2b5

#bbc8b5

Square

#b5bbc8

#c8b5c4

#c8c2b5

#b5c8b9

Shades

Color #b5bbc8 mixed toward black.

#919aad

#6c7892

#515a6d

#363c49

#1b1e24

Tints

Color #b5bbc8 mixed toward white.

#c1c6d1

#ced2da

#dadde3

#e6e8ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b5bbc8 mixed toward gray.

#b7bcc6

#b8bcc5

#babdc3

#bbbdc2

#bdbec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c5 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b5c3c2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbc8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbc8 (#b5bbc8) is rgb(181, 187, 200) in RGB.

No, #b5bbc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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