#b5c9db

Color #b5c9db

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c9db

RGB

rgb(181, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(208.4, 34.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.4, 17.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(80.02, -3.03, -11.22)

LCH

lch(80.02, 11.62, 254.89)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0334, 245.43)

HWB

hwb(208.4, 71%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc7b5

Analogous

#b5dbda

#b5c9db

#b5b6db

Triadic

#b5c9db

#dbb5c9

#c9dbb5

Split-complementary

#b5c9db

#dbb5b6

#dbdab5

Tetradic

#b5c9db

#c7b5db

#dbc7b5

#c9dbb5

Square

#b5c9db

#dab5db

#dbc7b5

#b6dbb5

Shades

Color #b5c9db mixed toward black.

#88a8c5

#5b88af

#416686

#2c445a

#16222d

Tints

Color #b5c9db mixed toward white.

#c1d2e1

#cedbe7

#dae4ed

#e6edf3

#f3f6f9

Tones

Color #b5c9db mixed toward gray.

#b8c9d8

#bbc9d5

#bec8d1

#c2c8ce

#c5c8cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed7 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbbd6 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#b6d3d3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c9db]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b5c9db (#b5c9db) is rgb(181, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #b5c9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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