#b5c3de

Color #b5c3de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c3de

RGB

rgb(181, 195, 222)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 38.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 18.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.54, 0.81, -15.05)

LCH

lch(78.54, 15.07, 273.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0412, 263.58)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 71%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded0b5

Analogous

#b5d7de

#b5c3de

#bbb5de

Triadic

#b5c3de

#deb5c3

#c3deb5

Split-complementary

#b5c3de

#debbb5

#d7deb5

Tetradic

#b5c3de

#d0b5de

#ded0b5

#c3deb5

Square

#b5c3de

#deb5d7

#ded0b5

#b5debb

Shades

Color #b5c3de mixed toward black.

#879dc9

#5878b5

#3e598b

#293b5d

#151e2e

Tints

Color #b5c3de mixed toward white.

#c1cde3

#ced7e9

#dae1ee

#e6ebf4

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b5c3de mixed toward gray.

#b8c4db

#bcc5d7

#bfc6d4

#c3c7d0

#c6c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd8 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bab9d6 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b6d3d2 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c3de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c3de]

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

#b5c3de (#b5c3de) is rgb(181, 195, 222) in RGB.

No, #b5c3de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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