#b5b3cf

Color #b5b3cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b3cf

RGB

rgb(181, 179, 207)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.91, 6.24, -13.86)

LCH

lch(73.91, 15.2, 294.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0396, 288.71)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 70.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcfb3

Analogous

#b3bfcf

#b5b3cf

#c3b3cf

Triadic

#b5b3cf

#cfb5b3

#b3cfb5

Split-complementary

#b5b3cf

#cfc3b3

#bfcfb3

Tetradic

#b5b3cf

#cfb3cd

#cdcfb3

#b3cfb5

Square

#b5b3cf

#cfb3bf

#cdcfb3

#b3cfc3

Shades

Color #b5b3cf mixed toward black.

#8f8cb6

#68649d

#4e4b76

#34324f

#1a1927

Tints

Color #b5b3cf mixed toward white.

#c1c0d7

#ceccdf

#dad9e7

#e6e6ef

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b5b3cf mixed toward gray.

#b7b5cd

#b9b8ca

#bbbac8

#bdbcc6

#bfbfc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c9 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c7 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b5c4c2 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b3cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b3cf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b3cf (#b5b3cf) is rgb(181, 179, 207) in RGB.

No, #b5b3cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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