#b5bddb

Color #b5bddb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bddb

RGB

rgb(181, 189, 219)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 34.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 17.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(76.88, 3.38, -15.92)

LCH

lch(76.88, 16.27, 281.99)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0433, 273.58)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 71%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd3b5

Analogous

#b5d0db

#b5bddb

#c0b5db

Triadic

#b5bddb

#dbb5bd

#bddbb5

Split-complementary

#b5bddb

#dbc0b5

#d0dbb5

Tetradic

#b5bddb

#d3b5db

#dbd3b5

#bddbb5

Square

#b5bddb

#dbb5d0

#dbd3b5

#b5dbc0

Shades

Color #b5bddb mixed toward black.

#8895c5

#5b6daf

#415086

#2c355a

#161b2d

Tints

Color #b5bddb mixed toward white.

#c1c8e1

#ced3e7

#dadeed

#e6e9f3

#f3f4f9

Tones

Color #b5bddb mixed toward gray.

#b8bfd8

#bbc1d5

#bec2d1

#c2c4ce

#c5c6cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b7d3 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b5cfcd · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bddb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b5bddb (#b5bddb) is rgb(181, 189, 219) in RGB.

No, #b5bddb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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