#b8bdcc

Color #b8bdcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bdcc

RGB

rgb(184, 189, 204)

HSL

hsl(225, 16.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 9.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(76.65, 1.21, -8.13)

LCH

lch(76.65, 8.22, 278.47)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0218, 271.05)

HWB

hwb(225, 72.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc7b8

Analogous

#b8c7cc

#b8bdcc

#bdb8cc

Triadic

#b8bdcc

#ccb8bd

#bdccb8

Split-complementary

#b8bdcc

#ccbdb8

#c7ccb8

Tetradic

#b8bdcc

#c7b8cc

#ccc7b8

#bdccb8

Square

#b8bdcc

#ccb8c7

#ccc7b8

#b8ccbd

Shades

Color #b8bdcc mixed toward black.

#929ab1

#6d7796

#515971

#363b4b

#1b1e26

Tints

Color #b8bdcc mixed toward white.

#c4c8d5

#d0d3dd

#dcdee6

#e7e9ee

#f3f4f7

Tones

Color #b8bdcc mixed toward gray.

#babeca

#bbbfc9

#bdc0c7

#bfc0c5

#c0c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac9 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#babac8 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b8c6c5 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bdcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bdcc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8bdcc (#b8bdcc) is rgb(184, 189, 204) in RGB.

No, #b8bdcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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