#b1bde3

Color #b1bde3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bde3

RGB

rgb(177, 189, 227)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 47.2%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 22%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 16.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(76.85, 3.91, -20.31)

LCH

lch(76.85, 20.68, 280.9)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0555, 271.34)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 69.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d7b1

Analogous

#b1d6e3

#b1bde3

#beb1e3

Triadic

#b1bde3

#e3b1bd

#bde3b1

Split-complementary

#b1bde3

#e3beb1

#d6e3b1

Tetradic

#b1bde3

#d7b1e3

#e3d7b1

#bde3b1

Square

#b1bde3

#e3b1d6

#e3d7b1

#b1e3be

Shades

Color #b1bde3 mixed toward black.

#7f93d1

#4e69bf

#354c95

#243363

#121932

Tints

Color #b1bde3 mixed toward white.

#bec8e8

#cbd3ec

#d8def1

#e5e9f6

#f2f4fa

Tones

Color #b1bde3 mixed toward gray.

#b5bfdf

#b9c1db

#bdc3d6

#c2c6d2

#c6c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6db · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5d9 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b2d4d2 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bde3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bde3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1bde3 (#b1bde3) is rgb(177, 189, 227) in RGB.

No, #b1bde3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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