#b2b6c5

Color #b2b6c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b6c5

RGB

rgb(178, 182, 197)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 14.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 9.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 7.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(74.16, 1.55, -8.06)

LCH

lch(74.16, 8.21, 280.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0218, 273.95)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 69.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c1b2

Analogous

#b2bfc5

#b2b6c5

#b7b2c5

Triadic

#b2b6c5

#c5b2b6

#b6c5b2

Split-complementary

#b2b6c5

#c5b7b2

#bfc5b2

Tetradic

#b2b6c5

#c1b2c5

#c5c1b2

#b6c5b2

Square

#b2b6c5

#c5b2bf

#c5c1b2

#b2c5b7

Shades

Color #b2b6c5 mixed toward black.

#8e94aa

#6b738f

#50566b

#363947

#1b1d24

Tints

Color #b2b6c5 mixed toward white.

#bfc2cf

#ccced8

#d8dae2

#e5e7ec

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b2b6c5 mixed toward gray.

#b3b7c3

#b5b8c2

#b7b9c0

#b8babf

#babbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c2 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b3c1 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b2bfbe · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b6c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b6c5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b2b6c5 (#b2b6c5) is rgb(178, 182, 197) in RGB.

No, #b2b6c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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