HEX to RGB: #CBD5E1

Also known as: Tailwind v3 slate-300

#CBD5E1 → rgb(203 213 225)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #cbd5e1. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#CBD5E1 → CB | D5 | E1
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = CB₁₆ = 12×16 + 11 = 203
G = D5₁₆ = 13×16 + 5 = 213
B = E1₁₆ = 14×16 + 1 = 225

3. RGB
```
rgb(203 213 225)
```

All formats

HEX: #cbd5e1
RGB: rgb(203 213 225)
RGB (legacy): rgb(203, 213, 225)
HSL: hsl(212.73 26.83% 83.92%) → hsl(213 27% 84%)
HWB: hwb(213 80% 12%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.869 0.020 252.9) · oklch(86.9% 0.020 252.9)
OKLab: oklab(0.869 -0.006 -0.019)
Lab (D50): lab(84.77 -1.77 -7.16)
LCH (D50): lch(84.77 7.38 256.13)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.8032 0.8340 0.8777)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.5972 0.6654 0.7529)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#CBD5E1 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.066 and Display P3 reaches 0.072; this color uses 30% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #cbd5e1;
  color: rgb(203 213 225);
  color: hsl(213 27% 84%);
  color: oklch(0.869 0.020 252.9);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.869 0.020 252.9);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#cbd5e1] bg-[oklch(0.869_0.020_252.9)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.8032 0.8340 0.8777); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #cbd5e1 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#DFE9F5 · oklch(0.929 0.020 252.9) · ΔL +0.06
#B8C2CD · oklch(0.809 0.020 252.9) · ΔL −0.06

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