#b1c5e7

Color #b1c5e7

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c5e7

RGB

rgb(177, 197, 231)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 52.9%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 23.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 14.7%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(79.07, 0.51, -19.11)

LCH

lch(79.07, 19.12, 271.53)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0528, 261.07)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 69.4%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d3b1

Analogous

#b1e0e7

#b1c5e7

#b8b1e7

Triadic

#b1c5e7

#e7b1c5

#c5e7b1

Split-complementary

#b1c5e7

#e7b8b1

#e0e7b1

Tetradic

#b1c5e7

#d3b1e7

#e7d3b1

#c5e7b1

Square

#b1c5e7

#e7b1e0

#e7d3b1

#b1e7b8

Shades

Color #b1c5e7 mixed toward black.

#7d9ed7

#4978c7

#30589c

#203b68

#101d34

Tints

Color #b1c5e7 mixed toward white.

#becfeb

#cbd8ef

#d8e2f3

#e5ecf7

#f2f5fb

Tones

Color #b1c5e7 mixed toward gray.

#b6c6e2

#bac7de

#bfc8d9

#c3cad5

#c8cbd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadf · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b9b7de · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b2d9d8 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c5e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c5e7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1c5e7 (#b1c5e7) is rgb(177, 197, 231) in RGB.

No, #b1c5e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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