#b2c5d9

Color #b2c5d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c5d9

RGB

rgb(178, 197, 217)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 33.9%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 18%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 9.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(78.7, -2.29, -12.14)

LCH

lch(78.7, 12.35, 259.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0351, 249.65)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 69.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c6b2

Analogous

#b2d9d9

#b2c5d9

#b3b2d9

Triadic

#b2c5d9

#d9b2c5

#c5d9b2

Split-complementary

#b2c5d9

#d9b3b2

#d9d9b2

Tetradic

#b2c5d9

#c6b2d9

#d9c6b2

#c5d9b2

Square

#b2c5d9

#d9b2d9

#d9c6b2

#b2d9b3

Shades

Color #b2c5d9 mixed toward black.

#86a4c3

#5a83ae

#416284

#2c4158

#16212c

Tints

Color #b2c5d9 mixed toward white.

#bfcfdf

#ccd8e6

#d9e2ec

#e5ecf2

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #b2c5d9 mixed toward gray.

#b5c5d6

#b9c5d3

#bcc5cf

#bfc5cc

#c2c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd4 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b9b8d3 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b3d1d0 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c5d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c5d9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2c5d9 (#b2c5d9) is rgb(178, 197, 217) in RGB.

No, #b2c5d9 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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