#b5cede

Color #b5cede

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5cede

RGB

rgb(181, 206, 222)

HSL

hsl(203.4, 38.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.4, 18.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(81.42, -5.02, -10.73)

LCH

lch(81.42, 11.85, 244.93)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0351, 236.04)

HWB

hwb(203.4, 71%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec5b5

Analogous

#b5ded9

#b5cede

#b5b9de

Triadic

#b5cede

#deb5ce

#cedeb5

Split-complementary

#b5cede

#deb5b9

#ded9b5

Tetradic

#b5cede

#c5b5de

#dec5b5

#cedeb5

Square

#b5cede

#d9b5de

#dec5b5

#b9deb5

Shades

Color #b5cede mixed toward black.

#87afc9

#5890b5

#3e6d8b

#29495d

#15242e

Tints

Color #b5cede mixed toward white.

#c1d6e3

#cedee9

#dae6ee

#e6eff4

#f3f7f9

Tones

Color #b5cede mixed toward gray.

#b8cddb

#bcccd7

#bfccd4

#c3cbd0

#c6cacd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c1da · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbdd9 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#b6d7d7 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5cede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5cede]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5cede (#b5cede) is rgb(181, 206, 222) in RGB.

No, #b5cede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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