#b2b4c6

Color #b2b4c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b4c6

RGB

rgb(178, 180, 198)

HSL

hsl(234, 14.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 10.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.67, 2.84, -9.34)

LCH

lch(73.67, 9.76, 286.91)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0256, 280.83)

HWB

hwb(234, 69.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c4b2

Analogous

#b2bec6

#b2b4c6

#bab2c6

Triadic

#b2b4c6

#c6b2b4

#b4c6b2

Split-complementary

#b2b4c6

#c6bab2

#bec6b2

Tetradic

#b2b4c6

#c4b2c6

#c6c4b2

#b4c6b2

Square

#b2b4c6

#c6b2be

#c6c4b2

#b2c6ba

Shades

Color #b2b4c6 mixed toward black.

#8e91ab

#6b6e90

#50536c

#353748

#1b1c24

Tints

Color #b2b4c6 mixed toward white.

#bfc0cf

#cccdd9

#d8d9e2

#e5e6ec

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b2b4c6 mixed toward gray.

#b4b5c4

#b5b7c3

#b7b8c1

#b9b9bf

#babbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c2 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c1 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b2bebe · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b4c6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b4c6 (#b2b4c6) is rgb(178, 180, 198) in RGB.

No, #b2b4c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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