#b8b5d6

Color #b8b5d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b5d6

RGB

rgb(184, 181, 214)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 28.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 15.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 15.4%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(74.88, 7.61, -16.19)

LCH

lch(74.88, 17.89, 295.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0466, 289.45)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 71%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d6b5

Analogous

#b5c3d6

#b8b5d6

#c9b5d6

Triadic

#b8b5d6

#d6b8b5

#b5d6b8

Split-complementary

#b8b5d6

#d6c9b5

#c3d6b5

Tetradic

#b8b5d6

#d6b5d3

#d3d6b5

#b5d6b8

Square

#b8b5d6

#d6b5c3

#d3d6b5

#b5d6c9

Shades

Color #b8b5d6 mixed toward black.

#908bbf

#6760a7

#4c467f

#322f55

#19172a

Tints

Color #b8b5d6 mixed toward white.

#c4c1dd

#d0cee4

#dcdaeb

#e7e6f1

#f3f3f8

Tones

Color #b8b5d6 mixed toward gray.

#bab8d3

#bdbbd1

#bfbdce

#c1c0cb

#c3c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cf · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7cd · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b8c9c7 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b5d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b5d6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b5d6 (#b8b5d6) is rgb(184, 181, 214) in RGB.

No, #b8b5d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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