#b4c5e9

Color #b4c5e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c5e9

RGB

rgb(180, 197, 233)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 54.6%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 22.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(79.34, 1.87, -19.76)

LCH

lch(79.34, 19.85, 275.41)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0541, 265.23)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 70.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d8b4

Analogous

#b4dfe9

#b4c5e9

#beb4e9

Triadic

#b4c5e9

#e9b4c5

#c5e9b4

Split-complementary

#b4c5e9

#e9beb4

#dfe9b4

Tetradic

#b4c5e9

#d8b4e9

#e9d8b4

#c5e9b4

Square

#b4c5e9

#e9b4df

#e9d8b4

#b4e9be

Shades

Color #b4c5e9 mixed toward black.

#7f9cd9

#4a73ca

#2f53a0

#1f376a

#101c35

Tints

Color #b4c5e9 mixed toward white.

#c1cfed

#cdd8f0

#dae2f4

#e6ecf8

#f3f5fb

Tones

Color #b4c5e9 mixed toward gray.

#b9c7e5

#bdc8e0

#c1cadc

#c6cbd7

#cacdd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbce1 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bbb9df · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b5dad9 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c5e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c5e9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4c5e9 (#b4c5e9) is rgb(180, 197, 233) in RGB.

No, #b4c5e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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