#b4b0c4

Color #b4b0c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b0c4

RGB

rgb(180, 176, 196)

HSL

hsl(252, 14.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 10.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.72, 5.28, -9.64)

LCH

lch(72.72, 10.99, 298.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0285, 294.86)

HWB

hwb(252, 69%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c4b0

Analogous

#b0b6c4

#b4b0c4

#beb0c4

Triadic

#b4b0c4

#c4b4b0

#b0c4b4

Split-complementary

#b4b0c4

#c4beb0

#b6c4b0

Tetradic

#b4b0c4

#c4b0c0

#c0c4b0

#b0c4b4

Square

#b4b0c4

#c4b0b6

#c0c4b0

#b0c4be

Shades

Color #b4b0c4 mixed toward black.

#928ca9

#716a8e

#554f6a

#393547

#1c1a23

Tints

Color #b4b0c4 mixed toward white.

#c0bdce

#cdcad8

#d9d7e1

#e6e5eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b4b0c4 mixed toward gray.

#b5b2c2

#b6b3c1

#b7b5bf

#b8b7bd

#b9b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bf · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b3be · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b4bcbb · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b0c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b0c4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4b0c4 (#b4b0c4) is rgb(180, 176, 196) in RGB.

No, #b4b0c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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