#b2c8e2

Color #b2c8e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c8e2

RGB

rgb(178, 200, 226)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 45.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 21.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(79.76, -1.91, -15.38)

LCH

lch(79.76, 15.5, 262.92)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0438, 252.72)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 69.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2ccb2

Analogous

#b2e0e2

#b2c8e2

#b4b2e2

Triadic

#b2c8e2

#e2b2c8

#c8e2b2

Split-complementary

#b2c8e2

#e2b4b2

#e0e2b2

Tetradic

#b2c8e2

#ccb2e2

#e2ccb2

#c8e2b2

Square

#b2c8e2

#e2b2e0

#e2ccb2

#b2e2b4

Shades

Color #b2c8e2 mixed toward black.

#81a5d0

#5082bd

#376193

#254162

#122031

Tints

Color #b2c8e2 mixed toward white.

#bfd1e7

#ccdaec

#d8e3f0

#e5edf5

#f2f6fa

Tones

Color #b2c8e2 mixed toward gray.

#b6c8de

#bac9da

#bec9d6

#c2c9d2

#c6cace

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdc · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#bbb9db · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3d7d6 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c8e2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2c8e2 (#b2c8e2) is rgb(178, 200, 226) in RGB.

No, #b2c8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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