#b1c8e2

Color #b1c8e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.58 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c8e2

RGB

rgb(177, 200, 226)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 45.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 21.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(79.7, -2.21, -15.48)

LCH

lch(79.7, 15.64, 261.88)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0444, 251.61)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 69.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cbb1

Analogous

#b1e1e2

#b1c8e2

#b2b1e2

Triadic

#b1c8e2

#e2b1c8

#c8e2b1

Split-complementary

#b1c8e2

#e2b2b1

#e1e2b1

Tetradic

#b1c8e2

#cbb1e2

#e2cbb1

#c8e2b1

Square

#b1c8e2

#e2b1e1

#e2cbb1

#b1e2b2

Shades

Color #b1c8e2 mixed toward black.

#80a5d0

#4f83be

#376293

#244162

#122131

Tints

Color #b1c8e2 mixed toward white.

#bed1e7

#cbdaec

#d8e3f0

#e5edf5

#f2f6fa

Tones

Color #b1c8e2 mixed toward gray.

#b5c8de

#b9c8da

#bdc9d6

#c1c9d2

#c5c9ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbcdc · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#bab8db · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#b2d7d6 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c8e2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b1c8e2 (#b1c8e2) is rgb(177, 200, 226) in RGB.

No, #b1c8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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