#b5bcf6

Color #b5bcf6

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcf6

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 246)

HSL

hsl(233.5, 78.3%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.5, 26.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 23.6%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(77.54, 10.06, -29.47)

LCH

lch(77.54, 31.14, 288.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0822, 279.03)

HWB

hwb(233.5, 71%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6efb5

Analogous

#b5dcf6

#b5bcf6

#ceb5f6

Triadic

#b5bcf6

#f6b5bc

#bcf6b5

Split-complementary

#b5bcf6

#f6ceb5

#dcf6b5

Tetradic

#b5bcf6

#efb5f6

#f6efb5

#bcf6b5

Square

#b5bcf6

#f6b5dc

#f6efb5

#b5f6ce

Shades

Color #b5bcf6 mixed toward black.

#7583ee

#3649e7

#1729be

#0f1c7f

#080e3f

Tints

Color #b5bcf6 mixed toward white.

#c1c7f7

#ced2f9

#daddfa

#e6e9fc

#f3f4fd

Tones

Color #b5bcf6 mixed toward gray.

#bac0f1

#c0c4eb

#c5c9e6

#cbcde0

#d0d1db

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ea · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b7e7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b5dfdd · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcf6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b5bcf6 (#b5bcf6) is rgb(181, 188, 246) in RGB.

No, #b5bcf6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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