#b7b5cb

Color #b7b5cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b5cb

RGB

rgb(183, 181, 203)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 17.5%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 10.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.46, 4.99, -10.84)

LCH

lch(74.46, 11.93, 294.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.031, 289.78)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 71%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cbb5

Analogous

#b5becb

#b7b5cb

#c2b5cb

Triadic

#b7b5cb

#cbb7b5

#b5cbb7

Split-complementary

#b7b5cb

#cbc2b5

#becbb5

Tetradic

#b7b5cb

#cbb5c9

#c9cbb5

#b5cbb7

Square

#b7b5cb

#cbb5be

#c9cbb5

#b5cbc2

Shades

Color #b7b5cb mixed toward black.

#928fb1

#6e6a96

#524f71

#37354b

#1b1a26

Tints

Color #b7b5cb mixed toward white.

#c3c1d4

#cfcedc

#dbdae5

#e7e6ee

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b7b5cb mixed toward gray.

#b9b7c9

#bab9c7

#bcbbc6

#bdbcc4

#bfbec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c6 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c5 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b7c2c1 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b5cb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7b5cb (#b7b5cb) is rgb(183, 181, 203) in RGB.

No, #b7b5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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