#b4c8e3

Color #b4c8e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c8e3

RGB

rgb(180, 200, 227)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 45.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 20.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.93, -1.07, -15.65)

LCH

lch(79.93, 15.69, 266.09)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0438, 255.87)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 70.6%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3cfb4

Analogous

#b4dfe3

#b4c8e3

#b8b4e3

Triadic

#b4c8e3

#e3b4c8

#c8e3b4

Split-complementary

#b4c8e3

#e3b8b4

#dfe3b4

Tetradic

#b4c8e3

#cfb4e3

#e3cfb4

#c8e3b4

Square

#b4c8e3

#e3b4df

#e3cfb4

#b4e3b8

Shades

Color #b4c8e3 mixed toward black.

#83a4d1

#517fbe

#375f94

#253f63

#122031

Tints

Color #b4c8e3 mixed toward white.

#c1d1e8

#cddaec

#dae3f1

#e6edf6

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b4c8e3 mixed toward gray.

#b8c9df

#bcc9db

#c0cad7

#c4cad3

#c8cbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbddd · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#bcbadb · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#b5d8d7 · ΔE 14.4

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: #b4c8e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c8e3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4c8e3 (#b4c8e3) is rgb(180, 200, 227) in RGB.

No, #b4c8e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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