#b5b1d0

Color #b5b1d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b1d0

RGB

rgb(181, 177, 208)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 24.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 14.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 14.9%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(73.43, 7.55, -15.14)

LCH

lch(73.43, 16.92, 296.5)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.044, 291.2)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 69.4%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd0b1

Analogous

#b1bdd0

#b5b1d0

#c5b1d0

Triadic

#b5b1d0

#d0b5b1

#b1d0b5

Split-complementary

#b5b1d0

#d0c5b1

#bdd0b1

Tetradic

#b5b1d0

#d0b1cc

#ccd0b1

#b1d0b5

Square

#b5b1d0

#d0b1bd

#ccd0b1

#b1d0c5

Shades

Color #b5b1d0 mixed toward black.

#8f89b8

#6961a0

#4f4878

#343050

#1a1828

Tints

Color #b5b1d0 mixed toward white.

#c1bed8

#cecbe0

#dad8e8

#e6e5ef

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b5b1d0 mixed toward gray.

#b7b4cd

#b9b6cb

#bbb9c8

#bdbbc6

#bfbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c7 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b5c3c2 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b1d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b1d0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b1d0 (#b5b1d0) is rgb(181, 177, 208) in RGB.

No, #b5b1d0 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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