#b5d7e8

Color #b5d7e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 3.4 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5d7e8

RGB

rgb(181, 215, 232)

HSL

hsl(200, 52.6%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 22%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 7.3%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(84.1, -7.55, -12.07)

LCH

lch(84.1, 14.24, 237.97)

OKLCH

oklch(86%, 0.0431, 229.51)

HWB

hwb(200, 71%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8c6b5

Analogous

#b5e8e0

#b5d7e8

#b5bee8

Triadic

#b5d7e8

#e8b5d7

#d7e8b5

Split-complementary

#b5d7e8

#e8b5be

#e8e0b5

Tetradic

#b5d7e8

#c6b5e8

#e8c6b5

#d7e8b5

Square

#b5d7e8

#e0b5e8

#e8c6b5

#bee8b5

Shades

Color #b5d7e8 mixed toward black.

#81bbd8

#4c9ec7

#31799e

#215169

#102835

Tints

Color #b5d7e8 mixed toward white.

#c1deec

#cee4f0

#daebf4

#e6f2f7

#f3f8fb

Tones

Color #b5d7e8 mixed toward gray.

#b9d6e4

#bed4e0

#c2d3db

#c6d1d7

#cad0d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5e4 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#c3c0e3 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#b7e1e0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5d7e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5d7e8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5d7e8 (#b5d7e8) is rgb(181, 215, 232) in RGB.

No, #b5d7e8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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