#b5bbd5

Color #b5bbd5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbd5

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 213)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 27.6%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 15%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 12.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(76.17, 3.17, -13.74)

LCH

lch(76.17, 14.1, 282.99)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0374, 275.22)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 71%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5cfb5

Analogous

#b5cbd5

#b5bbd5

#bfb5d5

Triadic

#b5bbd5

#d5b5bb

#bbd5b5

Split-complementary

#b5bbd5

#d5bfb5

#cbd5b5

Tetradic

#b5bbd5

#cfb5d5

#d5cfb5

#bbd5b5

Square

#b5bbd5

#d5b5cb

#d5cfb5

#b5d5bf

Shades

Color #b5bbd5 mixed toward black.

#8b95bd

#616ea6

#47527e

#303654

#181b2a

Tints

Color #b5bbd5 mixed toward white.

#c1c6dc

#ced2e3

#daddea

#e6e8f1

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b5bbd5 mixed toward gray.

#b8bdd2

#babed0

#bdc0cd

#c0c2ca

#c2c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b7ce · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b5cac9 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbd5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbd5 (#b5bbd5) is rgb(181, 187, 213) in RGB.

No, #b5bbd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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