#b1b1c5

Color #b1b1c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b1c5

RGB

rgb(177, 177, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.7%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.77, 3.93, -10.13)

LCH

lch(72.77, 10.87, 291.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0284, 285.75)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c5b1

Analogous

#b1bbc5

#b1b1c5

#bbb1c5

Triadic

#b1b1c5

#c5b1b1

#b1c5b1

Split-complementary

#b1b1c5

#c5bbb1

#bbc5b1

Tetradic

#b1b1c5

#c5b1c5

#c5c5b1

#b1c5b1

Square

#b1b1c5

#c5b1bb

#c5c5b1

#b1c5bb

Shades

Color #b1b1c5 mixed toward black.

#8d8daa

#6a6a8f

#50506b

#353547

#1b1b24

Tints

Color #b1b1c5 mixed toward white.

#bebecf

#cbcbd8

#d8d8e2

#e5e5ec

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b1b1c5 mixed toward gray.

#b3b3c3

#b4b4c2

#b6b6c0

#b8b8be

#b9b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c0 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bf · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b1bdbc · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b1c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b1c5 (#b1b1c5) is rgb(177, 177, 197) in RGB.

No, #b1b1c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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