#b5e5ff

Color #b5e5ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5e5ff

RGB

rgb(181, 229, 255)

HSL

hsl(201.1, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.1, 29%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.49, -9.58, -17.61)

LCH

lch(88.49, 20.05, 241.45)

OKLCH

oklch(89.7%, 0.0611, 231.99)

HWB

hwb(201.1, 71%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffcfb5

Analogous

#b5fff4

#b5e5ff

#b5c0ff

Triadic

#b5e5ff

#ffb5e5

#e5ffb5

Split-complementary

#b5e5ff

#ffb5c0

#fff4b5

Tetradic

#b5e5ff

#cfb5ff

#ffcfb5

#e5ffb5

Square

#b5e5ff

#f4b5ff

#ffcfb5

#c0ffb5

Shades

Color #b5e5ff mixed toward black.

#6ccbff

#24b2ff

#008dda

#005e91

#002f49

Tints

Color #b5e5ff mixed toward white.

#c1e9ff

#ceeeff

#daf2ff

#e6f6ff

#f3fbff

Tones

Color #b5e5ff mixed toward gray.

#bbe3f9

#c1e1f3

#c8e0ed

#cedee6

#d4dce0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccf9 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c5f8 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#b8f4f3 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5e5ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5e5ff]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#b5e5ff (#b5e5ff) is rgb(181, 229, 255) in RGB.

No, #b5e5ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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