#b5b7c8

Color #b5b7c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b7c8

RGB

rgb(181, 183, 200)

HSL

hsl(233.7, 14.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.7, 9.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 8.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.74, 2.63, -8.81)

LCH

lch(74.74, 9.19, 286.62)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0241, 280.52)

HWB

hwb(233.7, 71%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c6b5

Analogous

#b5c0c8

#b5b7c8

#bcb5c8

Triadic

#b5b7c8

#c8b5b7

#b7c8b5

Split-complementary

#b5b7c8

#c8bcb5

#c0c8b5

Tetradic

#b5b7c8

#c6b5c8

#c8c6b5

#b7c8b5

Square

#b5b7c8

#c8b5c0

#c8c6b5

#b5c8bc

Shades

Color #b5b7c8 mixed toward black.

#9194ad

#6c7092

#51546d

#363849

#1b1c24

Tints

Color #b5b7c8 mixed toward white.

#c1c3d1

#cecfda

#dadbe3

#e6e7ed

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b5b7c8 mixed toward gray.

#b7b8c6

#b8b9c5

#babbc3

#bbbcc2

#bdbdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c3 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b5c1c0 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b7c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b7c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5b7c8 (#b5b7c8) is rgb(181, 183, 200) in RGB.

No, #b5b7c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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