#b1b4c8

Color #b1b4c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b4c8

RGB

rgb(177, 180, 200)

HSL

hsl(232.2, 17.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.2, 11.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 10%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.65, 2.92, -10.47)

LCH

lch(73.65, 10.87, 285.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0285, 278.87)

HWB

hwb(232.2, 69.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c5b1

Analogous

#b1bfc8

#b1b4c8

#b9b1c8

Triadic

#b1b4c8

#c8b1b4

#b4c8b1

Split-complementary

#b1b4c8

#c8b9b1

#bfc8b1

Tetradic

#b1b4c8

#c5b1c8

#c8c5b1

#b4c8b1

Square

#b1b4c8

#c8b1bf

#c8c5b1

#b1c8b9

Shades

Color #b1b4c8 mixed toward black.

#8c90ae

#686e93

#4e526f

#34374a

#1a1b25

Tints

Color #b1b4c8 mixed toward white.

#bec0d1

#cbcdda

#d8d9e3

#e5e6ed

#f2f2f6

Tones

Color #b1b4c8 mixed toward gray.

#b3b5c6

#b5b7c4

#b7b8c2

#b9bac0

#bbbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c3 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c2 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#b1c0bf · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b4c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b4c8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b4c8 (#b1b4c8) is rgb(177, 180, 200) in RGB.

No, #b1b4c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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