#b7b5ce

Color #b7b5ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b5ce

RGB

rgb(183, 181, 206)

HSL

hsl(244.8, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.8, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.55, 5.6, -12.34)

LCH

lch(74.55, 13.55, 294.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0353, 289.21)

HWB

hwb(244.8, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccceb5

Analogous

#b5c0ce

#b7b5ce

#c4b5ce

Triadic

#b7b5ce

#ceb7b5

#b5ceb7

Split-complementary

#b7b5ce

#cec4b5

#c0ceb5

Tetradic

#b7b5ce

#ceb5cc

#ccceb5

#b5ceb7

Square

#b7b5ce

#ceb5c0

#ccceb5

#b5cec4

Shades

Color #b7b5ce mixed toward black.

#918eb4

#6c679b

#504d74

#36334e

#1b1a27

Tints

Color #b7b5ce mixed toward white.

#c3c1d6

#cfcede

#dbdae7

#e7e6ef

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b7b5ce mixed toward gray.

#b9b7cc

#bbb9ca

#bcbbc8

#bebdc6

#c0bfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c8 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c7 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b7c4c3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b5ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7b5ce (#b7b5ce) is rgb(183, 181, 206) in RGB.

No, #b7b5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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