#b4c8eb

Color #b4c8eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c8eb

RGB

rgb(180, 200, 235)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 57.9%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 23.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(80.18, 0.72, -19.55)

LCH

lch(80.18, 19.56, 272.11)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.054, 261.69)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 70.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd7b4

Analogous

#b4e4eb

#b4c8eb

#bcb4eb

Triadic

#b4c8eb

#ebb4c8

#c8ebb4

Split-complementary

#b4c8eb

#ebbcb4

#e4ebb4

Tetradic

#b4c8eb

#d7b4eb

#ebd7b4

#c8ebb4

Square

#b4c8eb

#ebb4e4

#ebd7b4

#b4ebbc

Shades

Color #b4c8eb mixed toward black.

#7da0dc

#4778ce

#2c57a4

#1d3a6d

#0f1d37

Tints

Color #b4c8eb mixed toward white.

#c1d1ee

#cddaf2

#dae4f5

#e6edf8

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b4c8eb mixed toward gray.

#b9c9e6

#bdcbe2

#c2ccdd

#c6cdd9

#cbced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbde3 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbae1 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b5dddb · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c8eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4c8eb (#b4c8eb) is rgb(180, 200, 235) in RGB.

No, #b4c8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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