#b1bad3

Color #b1bad3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bad3

RGB

rgb(177, 186, 211)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 27.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 16.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(75.56, 2, -13.61)

LCH

lch(75.56, 13.76, 278.36)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0369, 269.84)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 69.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3cab1

Analogous

#b1cbd3

#b1bad3

#b9b1d3

Triadic

#b1bad3

#d3b1ba

#bad3b1

Split-complementary

#b1bad3

#d3b9b1

#cbd3b1

Tetradic

#b1bad3

#cab1d3

#d3cab1

#bad3b1

Square

#b1bad3

#d3b1cb

#d3cab1

#b1d3b9

Shades

Color #b1bad3 mixed toward black.

#8895bc

#5e71a4

#46547c

#2f3853

#171c29

Tints

Color #b1bad3 mixed toward white.

#bec6da

#cbd1e2

#d8dde9

#e5e8f0

#f2f4f8

Tones

Color #b1bad3 mixed toward gray.

#b4bbd0

#b7bdcd

#babecb

#bcbfc8

#bfc1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5cd · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4cc · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b1c9c8 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bad3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bad3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1bad3 (#b1bad3) is rgb(177, 186, 211) in RGB.

No, #b1bad3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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