#b1b5cd

Color #b1b5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b5cd

RGB

rgb(177, 181, 205)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 21.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 13.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.06, 3.43, -12.58)

LCH

lch(74.06, 13.04, 285.25)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0343, 278.04)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 69.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc9b1

Analogous

#b1c3cd

#b1b5cd

#bbb1cd

Triadic

#b1b5cd

#cdb1b5

#b5cdb1

Split-complementary

#b1b5cd

#cdbbb1

#c3cdb1

Tetradic

#b1b5cd

#c9b1cd

#cdc9b1

#b5cdb1

Square

#b1b5cd

#cdb1c3

#cdc9b1

#b1cdbb

Shades

Color #b1b5cd mixed toward black.

#8a90b4

#636b9b

#4b5174

#32364e

#191b27

Tints

Color #b1b5cd mixed toward white.

#bec1d5

#cbcede

#d8dae6

#e5e6ee

#f2f3f7

Tones

Color #b1b5cd mixed toward gray.

#b3b7cb

#b6b8c8

#b8bac6

#babcc4

#bdbdc1

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

#b3b3c8 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b2c6 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b1c3c2 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b5cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b5cd (#b1b5cd) is rgb(177, 181, 205) in RGB.

No, #b1b5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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