#b2b1cc

Color #b2b1cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b1cc

RGB

rgb(178, 177, 204)

HSL

hsl(242.2, 20.9%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.2, 13.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.07, 5.72, -13.52)

LCH

lch(73.07, 14.68, 292.93)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0382, 287.2)

HWB

hwb(242.2, 69.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbccb1

Analogous

#b1bdcc

#b2b1cc

#bfb1cc

Triadic

#b2b1cc

#ccb2b1

#b1ccb2

Split-complementary

#b2b1cc

#ccbfb1

#bdccb1

Tetradic

#b2b1cc

#ccb1cb

#cbccb1

#b1ccb2

Square

#b2b1cc

#ccb1bd

#cbccb1

#b1ccbf

Shades

Color #b2b1cc mixed toward black.

#8c8bb3

#66649a

#4d4b73

#33324d

#1a1926

Tints

Color #b2b1cc mixed toward white.

#bfbed4

#cccbdd

#d8d8e5

#e5e5ee

#f2f2f6

Tones

Color #b2b1cc mixed toward gray.

#b4b3ca

#b6b5c7

#b8b8c5

#babac3

#bcbcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c6 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b2c1c0 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b1cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b1cc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b1cc (#b2b1cc) is rgb(178, 177, 204) in RGB.

No, #b2b1cc 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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