#b5bcd2

Color #b5bcd2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcd2

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 210)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 24.4%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 13.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(76.34, 2, -11.86)

LCH

lch(76.34, 12.03, 279.57)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.032, 271.61)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 71%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2cbb5

Analogous

#b5cbd2

#b5bcd2

#bdb5d2

Triadic

#b5bcd2

#d2b5bc

#bcd2b5

Split-complementary

#b5bcd2

#d2bdb5

#cbd2b5

Tetradic

#b5bcd2

#cbb5d2

#d2cbb5

#bcd2b5

Square

#b5bcd2

#d2b5cb

#d2cbb5

#b5d2bd

Shades

Color #b5bcd2 mixed toward black.

#8d97b9

#6473a1

#4a557a

#313951

#191c29

Tints

Color #b5bcd2 mixed toward white.

#c1c7da

#ced2e1

#dadee9

#e6e9f0

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b5bcd2 mixed toward gray.

#b8bdd0

#babfcd

#bcc0cb

#bfc1c8

#c1c2c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cd · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b7cc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b5c9c8 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcd2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bcd2 (#b5bcd2) is rgb(181, 188, 210) in RGB.

No, #b5bcd2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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