#b1bcee

Color #b1bcee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bcee

RGB

rgb(177, 188, 238)

HSL

hsl(229.2, 64.2%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.2, 25.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(76.97, 7, -26.07)

LCH

lch(76.97, 26.99, 285.03)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0719, 275.03)

HWB

hwb(229.2, 69.4%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eee3b1

Analogous

#b1dbee

#b1bcee

#c5b1ee

Triadic

#b1bcee

#eeb1bc

#bceeb1

Split-complementary

#b1bcee

#eec5b1

#dbeeb1

Tetradic

#b1bcee

#e3b1ee

#eee3b1

#bceeb1

Square

#b1bcee

#eeb1db

#eee3b1

#b1eec5

Shades

Color #b1bcee mixed toward black.

#788be2

#405ad5

#253daa

#192972

#0c1439

Tints

Color #b1bcee mixed toward white.

#bec7f1

#cbd2f4

#d8def7

#e5e9f9

#f2f4fc

Tones

Color #b1bcee mixed toward gray.

#b6bfe9

#bbc3e4

#c0c6df

#c5c9da

#caccd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e3 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b4e1 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b2dad8 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bcee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bcee]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b1bcee (#b1bcee) is rgb(177, 188, 238) in RGB.

No, #b1bcee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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