#b5b1c1

Color #b5b1c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b1c1

RGB

rgb(181, 177, 193)

HSL

hsl(255, 11.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 8.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.97, 4.47, -7.61)

LCH

lch(72.97, 8.83, 300.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0229, 297.24)

HWB

hwb(255, 69.4%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc1b1

Analogous

#b1b5c1

#b5b1c1

#bdb1c1

Triadic

#b5b1c1

#c1b5b1

#b1c1b5

Split-complementary

#b5b1c1

#c1bdb1

#b5c1b1

Tetradic

#b5b1c1

#c1b1bd

#bdc1b1

#b1c1b5

Square

#b5b1c1

#c1b1b5

#bdc1b1

#b1c1bd

Shades

Color #b5b1c1 mixed toward black.

#948fa6

#746d89

#575267

#3a3745

#1d1b22

Tints

Color #b5b1c1 mixed toward white.

#c1becb

#cecbd6

#dad8e0

#e6e5ea

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b5b1c1 mixed toward gray.

#b6b2c0

#b6b4be

#b7b5bd

#b8b6bc

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bd · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b5baba · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b1c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b1c1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5b1c1 (#b5b1c1) is rgb(181, 177, 193) in RGB.

No, #b5b1c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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