#b8b7c8

Color #b8b7c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7c8

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 200)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 13.4%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 8.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 8.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.97, 3.63, -8.45)

LCH

lch(74.97, 9.2, 293.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0239, 288.51)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 71.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c8b7

Analogous

#b7bfc8

#b8b7c8

#c0b7c8

Triadic

#b8b7c8

#c8b8b7

#b7c8b8

Split-complementary

#b8b7c8

#c8c0b7

#bfc8b7

Tetradic

#b8b7c8

#c8b7c7

#c7c8b7

#b7c8b8

Square

#b8b7c8

#c8b7bf

#c7c8b7

#b7c8c0

Shades

Color #b8b7c8 mixed toward black.

#9493ac

#716f91

#54536d

#383748

#1c1c24

Tints

Color #b8b7c8 mixed toward white.

#c4c3d1

#d0cfda

#dbdbe4

#e7e7ed

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b8b7c8 mixed toward gray.

#b9b8c7

#babac5

#bcbbc4

#bdbdc2

#bebec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b8c1c0 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7c8 (#b8b7c8) is rgb(184, 183, 200) in RGB.

No, #b8b7c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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