#b5bdc5

Color #b5bdc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bdc5

RGB

rgb(181, 189, 197)

HSL

hsl(210, 12.1%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 8.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.22, -1.2, -4.98)

LCH

lch(76.22, 5.12, 256.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0144, 248.05)

HWB

hwb(210, 71%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bdb5

Analogous

#b5c5c5

#b5bdc5

#b5b5c5

Triadic

#b5bdc5

#c5b5bd

#bdc5b5

Split-complementary

#b5bdc5

#c5b5b5

#c5c5b5

Tetradic

#b5bdc5

#bdb5c5

#c5bdb5

#bdc5b5

Square

#b5bdc5

#c5b5c5

#c5bdb5

#b5c5b5

Shades

Color #b5bdc5 mixed toward black.

#929da9

#6f7e8d

#535e6a

#373f47

#1c1f23

Tints

Color #b5bdc5 mixed toward white.

#c1c8cf

#ced3d8

#dadee2

#e6e9ec

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b5bdc5 mixed toward gray.

#b6bdc4

#b8bdc2

#b9bdc1

#babdc0

#bcbdbe

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

#b9b9c3 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b7c3 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b5c2c1 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bdc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bdc5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b5bdc5 (#b5bdc5) is rgb(181, 189, 197) in RGB.

No, #b5bdc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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