#b0b3c4

Color #b0b3c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b3c4

RGB

rgb(176, 179, 196)

HSL

hsl(231, 14.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231, 10.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.19, 2.31, -8.97)

LCH

lch(73.19, 9.26, 284.44)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0243, 277.8)

HWB

hwb(231, 69%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c1b0

Analogous

#b0bdc4

#b0b3c4

#b7b0c4

Triadic

#b0b3c4

#c4b0b3

#b3c4b0

Split-complementary

#b0b3c4

#c4b7b0

#bdc4b0

Tetradic

#b0b3c4

#c1b0c4

#c4c1b0

#b3c4b0

Square

#b0b3c4

#c4b0bd

#c4c1b0

#b0c4b7

Shades

Color #b0b3c4 mixed toward black.

#8c91a9

#6a6f8e

#4f546a

#353847

#1a1c23

Tints

Color #b0b3c4 mixed toward white.

#bdc0ce

#caccd8

#d7d9e1

#e5e6eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b0b3c4 mixed toward gray.

#b2b4c2

#b3b5c1

#b5b6bf

#b7b8bd

#b8b9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c0 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bf · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b0bdbc · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b3c4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0b3c4 (#b0b3c4) is rgb(176, 179, 196) in RGB.

No, #b0b3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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