#b5bfce

Color #b5bfce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bfce

RGB

rgb(181, 191, 206)

HSL

hsl(216, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.01, -0.45, -8.7)

LCH

lch(77.01, 8.71, 267.04)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0239, 258.41)

HWB

hwb(216, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec4b5

Analogous

#b5ccce

#b5bfce

#b8b5ce

Triadic

#b5bfce

#ceb5bf

#bfceb5

Split-complementary

#b5bfce

#ceb8b5

#ccceb5

Tetradic

#b5bfce

#c4b5ce

#cec4b5

#bfceb5

Square

#b5bfce

#ceb5cc

#cec4b5

#b5ceb8

Shades

Color #b5bfce mixed toward black.

#8e9db4

#677c9b

#4d5d74

#333e4e

#1a1f27

Tints

Color #b5bfce mixed toward white.

#c1cad6

#ced4de

#dadfe7

#e6eaef

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b5bfce mixed toward gray.

#b7bfcc

#b9c0ca

#bbc0c8

#bdc1c6

#bfc1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bacb · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b9b8ca · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b6c8c7 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bfce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bfce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bfce (#b5bfce) is rgb(181, 191, 206) in RGB.

No, #b5bfce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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