#b5c8e9

Color #b5c8e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c8e9

RGB

rgb(181, 200, 233)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 54.2%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 22.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(80.19, 0.57, -18.47)

LCH

lch(80.19, 18.48, 271.77)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.051, 261.54)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 71%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d6b5

Analogous

#b5e2e9

#b5c8e9

#bcb5e9

Triadic

#b5c8e9

#e9b5c8

#c8e9b5

Split-complementary

#b5c8e9

#e9bcb5

#e2e9b5

Tetradic

#b5c8e9

#d6b5e9

#e9d6b5

#c8e9b5

Square

#b5c8e9

#e9b5e2

#e9d6b5

#b5e9bc

Shades

Color #b5c8e9 mixed toward black.

#80a0d9

#4b79c9

#2f58a0

#203b6a

#101d35

Tints

Color #b5c8e9 mixed toward white.

#c1d1ed

#cedaf0

#dae4f4

#e6edf8

#f3f6fb

Tones

Color #b5c8e9 mixed toward gray.

#b9c9e5

#becae0

#c2ccdc

#c6cdd8

#cbced3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebee2 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbbe0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b6dcda · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c8e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c8e9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5c8e9 (#b5c8e9) is rgb(181, 200, 233) in RGB.

No, #b5c8e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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