#b8b5bf

Color #b8b5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b5bf

RGB

rgb(184, 181, 191)

HSL

hsl(258, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.19, 2.94, -4.69)

LCH

lch(74.19, 5.54, 302.08)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0144, 299.6)

HWB

hwb(258, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbfb5

Analogous

#b5b7bf

#b8b5bf

#bdb5bf

Triadic

#b8b5bf

#bfb8b5

#b5bfb8

Split-complementary

#b8b5bf

#bfbdb5

#b7bfb5

Tetradic

#b8b5bf

#bfb5bc

#bcbfb5

#b5bfb8

Square

#b8b5bf

#bfb5b7

#bcbfb5

#b5bfbd

Shades

Color #b8b5bf mixed toward black.

#9894a2

#787385

#5a5664

#3c3a42

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b8b5bf mixed toward white.

#c4c1ca

#d0ced4

#dbdadf

#e7e6ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b5bf mixed toward gray.

#b8b6be

#b9b7bd

#b9b7bc

#b9b8bc

#bab9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b8bbba · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b5bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8b5bf (#b8b5bf) is rgb(184, 181, 191) in RGB.

No, #b8b5bf 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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