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Light Steel Blue Color

#b0c4de

Light Steel Blue Color

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A moderately saturated light blue.

Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b0c4de

RGB

rgb(176, 196, 222)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 41.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 20.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.45, -1.28, -15.21)

LCH

lch(78.45, 15.26, 265.19)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0429, 254.99)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 69%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decab0

Analogous

#b0dbde

#b0c4de

#b3b0de

Triadic

#b0c4de

#deb0c4

#c4deb0

Split-complementary

#b0c4de

#deb3b0

#dbdeb0

Tetradic

#b0c4de

#cab0de

#decab0

#c4deb0

Square

#b0c4de

#deb0db

#decab0

#b0deb3

Shades

Light Steel Blue Color mixed toward black.

#81a1ca

#527eb7

#3b5e8c

#273f5e

#141f2f

Tints

Light Steel Blue Color mixed toward white.

#bdcee3

#cad8e9

#d7e1ee

#e5ebf4

#f2f5f9

Tones

Light Steel Blue Color mixed toward gray.

#b4c4da

#b8c5d6

#bbc5d2

#bfc6cf

#c3c6cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d8 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b6d7 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b1d3d2 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0c4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0c4de]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de) is rgb(176, 196, 222) in RGB.

No, #b0c4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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