#b5b5cc

Color #b5b5cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b5cc

RGB

rgb(181, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(240, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.34, 4.53, -11.59)

LCH

lch(74.34, 12.44, 291.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0324, 285.58)

HWB

hwb(240, 71%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccccb5

Analogous

#b5c1cc

#b5b5cc

#c1b5cc

Triadic

#b5b5cc

#ccb5b5

#b5ccb5

Split-complementary

#b5b5cc

#ccc1b5

#c1ccb5

Tetradic

#b5b5cc

#ccb5cc

#ccccb5

#b5ccb5

Square

#b5b5cc

#ccb5c1

#ccccb5

#b5ccc1

Shades

Color #b5b5cc mixed toward black.

#8f8fb2

#696998

#4f4f72

#34344c

#1a1a26

Tints

Color #b5b5cc mixed toward white.

#c1c1d5

#cecedd

#dadae6

#e6e6ee

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b5b5cc mixed toward gray.

#b7b7ca

#b9b9c8

#bbbbc6

#bdbdc4

#bfbfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c7 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b5c5 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b5c2c2 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b5cc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b5cc (#b5b5cc) is rgb(181, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #b5b5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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