#b5bcce

Color #b5bcce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcce

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 206)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.22, 1.16, -9.87)

LCH

lch(76.22, 9.94, 276.7)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0266, 268.71)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec7b5

Analogous

#b5c9ce

#b5bcce

#bbb5ce

Triadic

#b5bcce

#ceb5bc

#bcceb5

Split-complementary

#b5bcce

#cebbb5

#c9ceb5

Tetradic

#b5bcce

#c7b5ce

#cec7b5

#bcceb5

Square

#b5bcce

#ceb5c9

#cec7b5

#b5cebb

Shades

Color #b5bcce mixed toward black.

#8e99b4

#67769b

#4d5874

#333b4e

#1a1d27

Tints

Color #b5bcce mixed toward white.

#c1c7d6

#ced2de

#dadee7

#e6e9ef

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b5bcce mixed toward gray.

#b7bdcc

#b9beca

#bbbfc8

#bdc0c6

#bfc1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ca · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b7c9 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b5c6c6 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcce]

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

#b5bcce (#b5bcce) is rgb(181, 188, 206) in RGB.

No, #b5bcce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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