#b5c7e0

Color #b5c7e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c7e0

RGB

rgb(181, 199, 224)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 41%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 19.2%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 11.2%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(79.64, -0.89, -14.46)

LCH

lch(79.64, 14.49, 266.48)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0404, 256.55)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 71%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0ceb5

Analogous

#b5dce0

#b5c7e0

#b8b5e0

Triadic

#b5c7e0

#e0b5c7

#c7e0b5

Split-complementary

#b5c7e0

#e0b8b5

#dce0b5

Tetradic

#b5c7e0

#ceb5e0

#e0ceb5

#c7e0b5

Square

#b5c7e0

#e0b5dc

#e0ceb5

#b5e0b8

Shades

Color #b5c7e0 mixed toward black.

#85a3cc

#567fb8

#3c5e8f

#283f5f

#141f30

Tints

Color #b5c7e0 mixed toward white.

#c1d0e5

#cedaea

#dae3f0

#e6ecf5

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b5c7e0 mixed toward gray.

#b9c8dc

#bcc8d9

#c0c9d5

#c3c9d2

#c7cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdda · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd9 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b6d6d5 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c7e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c7e0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5c7e0 (#b5c7e0) is rgb(181, 199, 224) in RGB.

No, #b5c7e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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