#b4c6e3

Color #b4c6e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.01 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c6e3

RGB

rgb(180, 198, 227)

HSL

hsl(217, 45.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 20.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.41, -0.01, -16.44)

LCH

lch(79.41, 16.44, 269.97)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0454, 259.98)

HWB

hwb(217, 70.6%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d1b4

Analogous

#b4dde3

#b4c6e3

#b9b4e3

Triadic

#b4c6e3

#e3b4c6

#c6e3b4

Split-complementary

#b4c6e3

#e3b9b4

#dde3b4

Tetradic

#b4c6e3

#d1b4e3

#e3d1b4

#c6e3b4

Square

#b4c6e3

#e3b4dd

#e3d1b4

#b4e3b9

Shades

Color #b4c6e3 mixed toward black.

#83a0d1

#517bbe

#375b94

#253d63

#121e31

Tints

Color #b4c6e3 mixed toward white.

#c1d0e8

#cdd9ec

#dae3f1

#e6ecf6

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b4c6e3 mixed toward gray.

#b8c7df

#bcc8db

#c0c9d7

#c4cad3

#c8cbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdc · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbadb · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b5d7d6 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c6e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c6e3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b4c6e3 (#b4c6e3) is rgb(180, 198, 227) in RGB.

No, #b4c6e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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