#B5B8CD

#B5B8CD

Color Values

HEX

#B5B8CD

RGB

181, 184, 205

HSL

232.5, 19.4%, 75.7%

HSV

232.5, 11.7%, 80.4%

CMYK

11.7%, 10.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7869 0.0298 279.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B5B8CD

#CDCAB5

Analogous

#B5C4CD

#BEB5CD

#B5B8CD

Triadic

#B5B8CD

#CDB5B8

#B8CDB5

Split Complementary

#B5B8CD

#CDBEB5

#C4CDB5

Tetradic

#B5B8CD

#CDB5C4

#CDCAB5

#B5CDBE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B5B8CD

Protanopia

#B6B6C8

Deuteranopia

#B6B6C7

Tritanopia

#B5C4C3

Achromatopsia

#B9B9B9

CSS Usage

background-color: #B5B8CD;
color: #B5B8CD;
border-color: #B5B8CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 400 #94A3B8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EAEBF0
200
#D4D6E2
300
#B6B9CE
400
#8E93B3
500
#676D98
600
#52577A
700
#424661
800
#33364C
900
#282A39
950
#191B24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.96:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.7:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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