#b5bbca

Color #b5bbca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbca

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 202)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.84, 0.88, -8.26)

LCH

lch(75.84, 8.31, 276.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0222, 268.45)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 71%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac4b5

Analogous

#b5c5ca

#b5bbca

#bab5ca

Triadic

#b5bbca

#cab5bb

#bbcab5

Split-complementary

#b5bbca

#cabab5

#c5cab5

Tetradic

#b5bbca

#c4b5ca

#cac4b5

#bbcab5

Square

#b5bbca

#cab5c5

#cac4b5

#b5caba

Shades

Color #b5bbca mixed toward black.

#9099af

#6b7795

#505970

#353b4a

#1b1e25

Tints

Color #b5bbca mixed toward white.

#c1c6d3

#ced2dc

#dadde4

#e6e8ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b5bbca mixed toward gray.

#b7bcc8

#b9bdc6

#babdc5

#bcbec3

#bebfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c7 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b5c4c3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbca]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbca (#b5bbca) is rgb(181, 187, 202) in RGB.

No, #b5bbca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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