#b4b8c7

Color #b4b8c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b8c7

RGB

rgb(180, 184, 199)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 14.5%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 9.5%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.89, 1.55, -8.05)

LCH

lch(74.89, 8.2, 280.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0217, 273.97)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 70.6%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c3b4

Analogous

#b4c1c7

#b4b8c7

#b9b4c7

Triadic

#b4b8c7

#c7b4b8

#b8c7b4

Split-complementary

#b4b8c7

#c7b9b4

#c1c7b4

Tetradic

#b4b8c7

#c3b4c7

#c7c3b4

#b8c7b4

Square

#b4b8c7

#c7b4c1

#c7c3b4

#b4c7b9

Shades

Color #b4b8c7 mixed toward black.

#9096ac

#6c7491

#51576c

#363a48

#1b1d24

Tints

Color #b4b8c7 mixed toward white.

#c0c4d0

#cdd0da

#d9dbe3

#e6e7ec

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b4b8c7 mixed toward gray.

#b6b9c5

#b7bac4

#b9bbc2

#babcc1

#bcbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c3 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b4c1c0 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b8c7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b4b8c7 (#b4b8c7) is rgb(180, 184, 199) in RGB.

No, #b4b8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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