#b1bcde

Color #b1bcde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bcde

RGB

rgb(177, 188, 222)

HSL

hsl(225.3, 40.5%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.3, 20.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(76.43, 3.33, -18.26)

LCH

lch(76.43, 18.56, 280.34)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0497, 271.15)

HWB

hwb(225.3, 69.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded3b1

Analogous

#b1d2de

#b1bcde

#bcb1de

Triadic

#b1bcde

#deb1bc

#bcdeb1

Split-complementary

#b1bcde

#debcb1

#d2deb1

Tetradic

#b1bcde

#d3b1de

#ded3b1

#bcdeb1

Square

#b1bcde

#deb1d2

#ded3b1

#b1debc

Shades

Color #b1bcde mixed toward black.

#8294ca

#546cb6

#3b4f8c

#28355d

#141a2f

Tints

Color #b1bcde mixed toward white.

#bec7e3

#cbd2e9

#d8ddee

#e5e9f4

#f2f4f9

Tones

Color #b1bcde mixed toward gray.

#b5beda

#b8c0d6

#bcc2d3

#c0c4cf

#c4c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d6 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b4d5 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b2d0cf · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bcde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bcde]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1bcde (#b1bcde) is rgb(177, 188, 222) in RGB.

No, #b1bcde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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