#b5c8de

Color #b5c8de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c8de

RGB

rgb(181, 200, 222)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 38.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 18.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.84, -1.86, -13.09)

LCH

lch(79.84, 13.22, 261.91)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0373, 252.2)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 71%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decbb5

Analogous

#b5dcde

#b5c8de

#b6b5de

Triadic

#b5c8de

#deb5c8

#c8deb5

Split-complementary

#b5c8de

#deb6b5

#dcdeb5

Tetradic

#b5c8de

#cbb5de

#decbb5

#c8deb5

Square

#b5c8de

#deb5dc

#decbb5

#b5deb6

Shades

Color #b5c8de mixed toward black.

#87a5c9

#5883b5

#3e628b

#29415d

#15212e

Tints

Color #b5c8de mixed toward white.

#c1d1e3

#cedae9

#dae3ee

#e6edf4

#f3f6f9

Tones

Color #b5c8de mixed toward gray.

#b8c8db

#bcc8d7

#bfc9d4

#c3c9d0

#c6c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed9 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd8 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#b6d5d4 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c8de]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5c8de (#b5c8de) is rgb(181, 200, 222) in RGB.

No, #b5c8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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