#b4cadb

Color #b4cadb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4cadb

RGB

rgb(180, 202, 219)

HSL

hsl(206.2, 35.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.2, 17.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(80.21, -3.87, -10.93)

LCH

lch(80.21, 11.59, 250.5)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0338, 241.16)

HWB

hwb(206.2, 70.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc5b4

Analogous

#b4dbd8

#b4cadb

#b4b6db

Triadic

#b4cadb

#dbb4ca

#cadbb4

Split-complementary

#b4cadb

#dbb4b6

#dbd8b4

Tetradic

#b4cadb

#c5b4db

#dbc5b4

#cadbb4

Square

#b4cadb

#d8b4db

#dbc5b4

#b6dbb4

Shades

Color #b4cadb mixed toward black.

#87aac5

#5a8ab0

#416887

#2b455a

#16232d

Tints

Color #b4cadb mixed toward white.

#c0d3e1

#cddce7

#d9e4ed

#e6edf3

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #b4cadb mixed toward gray.

#b7c9d8

#bac9d4

#bec9d1

#c1c8ce

#c4c8cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed7 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbbd6 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b5d4d3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4cadb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4cadb]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b4cadb (#b4cadb) is rgb(180, 202, 219) in RGB.

No, #b4cadb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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