#b5c3d8

Color #b5c3d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c3d8

RGB

rgb(181, 195, 216)

HSL

hsl(216, 31%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 16.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.35, -0.49, -12.09)

LCH

lch(78.35, 12.1, 267.68)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0334, 258.42)

HWB

hwb(216, 71%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cab5

Analogous

#b5d4d8

#b5c3d8

#b8b5d8

Triadic

#b5c3d8

#d8b5c3

#c3d8b5

Split-complementary

#b5c3d8

#d8b8b5

#d4d8b5

Tetradic

#b5c3d8

#cab5d8

#d8cab5

#c3d8b5

Square

#b5c3d8

#d8b5d4

#d8cab5

#b5d8b8

Shades

Color #b5c3d8 mixed toward black.

#8aa0c1

#5e7daa

#445d82

#2e3e57

#171f2b

Tints

Color #b5c3d8 mixed toward white.

#c1cdde

#ced7e5

#dae1eb

#e6ebf2

#f3f5f8

Tones

Color #b5c3d8 mixed toward gray.

#b8c3d5

#bbc4d2

#bec5cf

#c1c5cc

#c3c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#bab9d2 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b6cfce · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c3d8]

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

#b5c3d8 (#b5c3d8) is rgb(181, 195, 216) in RGB.

No, #b5c3d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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