#b8bcda

Color #b8bcda

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bcda

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 218)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 31.5%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 15.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(76.81, 4.66, -15.46)

LCH

lch(76.81, 16.15, 286.77)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0425, 279.35)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 72.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad6b8

Analogous

#b8cdda

#b8bcda

#c5b8da

Triadic

#b8bcda

#dab8bc

#bcdab8

Split-complementary

#b8bcda

#dac5b8

#cddab8

Tetradic

#b8bcda

#d6b8da

#dad6b8

#bcdab8

Square

#b8bcda

#dab8cd

#dad6b8

#b8dac5

Shades

Color #b8bcda mixed toward black.

#8c92c3

#6069ac

#454c84

#2e3358

#17192c

Tints

Color #b8bcda mixed toward white.

#c4c7e0

#d0d2e6

#dbddec

#e7e9f3

#f3f4f9

Tones

Color #b8bcda mixed toward gray.

#bbbed7

#bec0d4

#c0c2d1

#c3c5cf

#c6c7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad3 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bab9d2 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b8cecc · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bcda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bcda]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8bcda (#b8bcda) is rgb(184, 188, 218) in RGB.

No, #b8bcda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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