#b7b5bd

Color #b7b5bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b5bd

RGB

rgb(183, 181, 189)

HSL

hsl(255, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.05, 2.21, -3.8)

LCH

lch(74.05, 4.4, 300.18)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0114, 297.69)

HWB

hwb(255, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbdb5

Analogous

#b5b7bd

#b7b5bd

#bbb5bd

Triadic

#b7b5bd

#bdb7b5

#b5bdb7

Split-complementary

#b7b5bd

#bdbbb5

#b7bdb5

Tetradic

#b7b5bd

#bdb5bb

#bbbdb5

#b5bdb7

Square

#b7b5bd

#bdb5b7

#bbbdb5

#b5bdbb

Shades

Color #b7b5bd mixed toward black.

#9794a0

#787482

#5a5762

#3c3a41

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b7b5bd mixed toward white.

#c3c1c8

#cfced3

#dbdade

#e7e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7b5bd mixed toward gray.

#b7b6bc

#b8b6bc

#b8b7bb

#b8b8ba

#b9b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#b7bab9 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b5bd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b7b5bd (#b7b5bd) is rgb(183, 181, 189) in RGB.

No, #b7b5bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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