#b8b5ce

Color #b8b5ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b5ce

RGB

rgb(184, 181, 206)

HSL

hsl(247.2, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.2, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.63, 5.93, -12.22)

LCH

lch(74.63, 13.58, 295.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0353, 291.11)

HWB

hwb(247.2, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbceb5

Analogous

#b5bfce

#b8b5ce

#c5b5ce

Triadic

#b8b5ce

#ceb8b5

#b5ceb8

Split-complementary

#b8b5ce

#cec5b5

#bfceb5

Tetradic

#b8b5ce

#ceb5cb

#cbceb5

#b5ceb8

Square

#b8b5ce

#ceb5bf

#cbceb5

#b5cec5

Shades

Color #b8b5ce mixed toward black.

#938eb4

#6e679b

#524d74

#37334e

#1b1a27

Tints

Color #b8b5ce mixed toward white.

#c4c1d6

#d0cede

#dcdae7

#e7e6ef

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b8b5ce mixed toward gray.

#bab7cc

#bbb9ca

#bdbbc8

#bebdc6

#c0bfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b8c4c3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b5ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b5ce (#b8b5ce) is rgb(184, 181, 206) in RGB.

No, #b8b5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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