#B1C1C7

Accessibility

AAA

11.32:1

Vs white / black

1.85:1 · 11.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b1c1c7

RGB

rgb(177, 193, 199)

RGBA

rgba(177, 193, 199, 1)

HSL

hsl(196, 16%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(196, 16%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(196, 11%, 78%)

LAB

lab(77.05% -4.26 -4.88)

LCH

lch(77.05% 6.48 228.88)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8005 -0.0145 -0.0131)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8005 0.0195 222.1)

XYZ

xyz(47.51, 51.61, 61.48)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 22%)

CSS

color: #b1c1c7;

CSS variable

--color-b1c1c7: #b1c1c7;

SCSS

$color-b1c1c7: #b1c1c7;

JavaScript

const color = "#b1c1c7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b1c1c7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b1c1c7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b1c1c7", "rgb": { "r": 177, "g": 193, "b": 199 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8005 0.0195 222.1)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b1c1c7-1: #b1c1c7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Very different · ΔE 6.95 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 6.82 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Similar · ΔE 1.27 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.78 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7f9ff 100daebf2 200c7d8de 300b1c1c7 40095a5ab 5007a898f 600647379 7004e5c62 80038464b 900243136 950101d21

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9fafa f2f5f6 ecf0f1 e5eaec dfe5e8 d8e0e3 d2dbde cbd6da c5d1d5 becbd0 b8c6cc b1c1c7 a2b1b6 94a1a6 859195 768185 677174 596164 4a5053 3b4042 2c3032 1d2021 0f1011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9fafa f2f5f6 ecf0f1 e5eaec dfe5e8 d8e0e3 d2dbde cbd6da c5d1d5 becbd0 b8c6cc

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a2b1b6 94a1a6 859195 768185 677174 596164 4a5053 3b4042 2c3032 1d2021 0f1011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

adbcc1 a9b6bb a5b1b5 a1abaf 9da6a9 99a1a4 949b9e 909698 8c9092 888b8c 848586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B1C1C7Stop 1 #C7B8B2Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B2C7C2Stop 1 #B1C1C7Stop 2 #B2B7C7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B1C1C7Stop 1 #C7B2C2Stop 2 #C2C7B2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B1C1C7Stop 1 #C7B2B7Stop 2 #C7C2B2Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B373BStop 1 #4B6068Stop 2 #6B8994Stop 3 #97ACB4Stop 4 #C4D0D4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b1c1c7 works

#B1C1C7 (#b1c1c7) sits in the light blue family at about 196° hue, 16% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.85:1 on white and 11.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b1c1c7 as small body text on white — 1.85:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Silver#BDC3C7 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Concrete#95A5A6