#b5cdf2

Color #b5cdf2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5cdf2

RGB

rgb(181, 205, 242)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 70.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 25.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(81.78, -0.05, -20.86)

LCH

lch(81.78, 20.86, 269.86)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0582, 259)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 71%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2dab5

Analogous

#b5ebf2

#b5cdf2

#bbb5f2

Triadic

#b5cdf2

#f2b5cd

#cdf2b5

Split-complementary

#b5cdf2

#f2bbb5

#ebf2b5

Tetradic

#b5cdf2

#dab5f2

#f2dab5

#cdf2b5

Square

#b5cdf2

#f2b5eb

#f2dab5

#b5f2bb

Shades

Color #b5cdf2 mixed toward black.

#79a4e7

#3d7cdd

#205ab4

#153c78

#0b1e3c

Tints

Color #b5cdf2 mixed toward white.

#c1d5f4

#cedef6

#dae6f8

#e6eefb

#f3f7fd

Tones

Color #b5cdf2 mixed toward gray.

#baceed

#bfcfe8

#c4d0e3

#c9d1de

#ced2d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0ea · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#bebde8 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b6e3e1 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5cdf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5cdf2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5cdf2 (#b5cdf2) is rgb(181, 205, 242) in RGB.

No, #b5cdf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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