#b8b8ca

Color #b8b8ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b8ca

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 202)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.29, 3.49, -9.06)

LCH

lch(75.29, 9.71, 291.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0253, 285.85)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacab8

Analogous

#b8c1ca

#b8b8ca

#c1b8ca

Triadic

#b8b8ca

#cab8b8

#b8cab8

Split-complementary

#b8b8ca

#cac1b8

#c1cab8

Tetradic

#b8b8ca

#cab8ca

#cacab8

#b8cab8

Square

#b8b8ca

#cab8c1

#cacab8

#b8cac1

Shades

Color #b8b8ca mixed toward black.

#9393af

#6e6e93

#53536f

#37374a

#1c1c25

Tints

Color #b8b8ca mixed toward white.

#c4c4d3

#d0d0dc

#dcdce5

#e7e7ed

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b8b8ca mixed toward gray.

#babac9

#bbbbc7

#bdbdc6

#bebec4

#c0c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c6 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c5 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b8c2c2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b8ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b8ca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b8ca (#b8b8ca) is rgb(184, 184, 202) in RGB.

No, #b8b8ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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