#b8b7c4

Color #b8b7c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7c4

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 196)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 9.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 6.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(74.85, 2.84, -6.44)

LCH

lch(74.85, 7.04, 293.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0182, 289.53)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 71.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c4b7

Analogous

#b7bcc4

#b8b7c4

#beb7c4

Triadic

#b8b7c4

#c4b8b7

#b7c4b8

Split-complementary

#b8b7c4

#c4beb7

#bcc4b7

Tetradic

#b8b7c4

#c4b7c3

#c3c4b7

#b7c4b8

Square

#b8b7c4

#c4b7bc

#c3c4b7

#b7c4be

Shades

Color #b8b7c4 mixed toward black.

#9694a8

#74728b

#575568

#3a3945

#1d1c23

Tints

Color #b8b7c4 mixed toward white.

#c4c3ce

#d0cfd8

#dbdbe1

#e7e7eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b8b7c4 mixed toward gray.

#b9b8c3

#bab9c2

#bbbac1

#bcbbc0

#bdbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c0 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b8bfbe · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7c4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7c4 (#b8b7c4) is rgb(184, 183, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8b7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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