#b8c2e2

Color #b8c2e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c2e2

RGB

rgb(184, 194, 226)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 42%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 18.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 14.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(78.62, 3.16, -17.06)

LCH

lch(78.62, 17.35, 280.49)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0464, 271.6)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 72.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d8b8

Analogous

#b8d7e2

#b8c2e2

#c3b8e2

Triadic

#b8c2e2

#e2b8c2

#c2e2b8

Split-complementary

#b8c2e2

#e2c3b8

#d7e2b8

Tetradic

#b8c2e2

#d8b8e2

#e2d8b8

#c2e2b8

Square

#b8c2e2

#e2b8d7

#e2d8b8

#b8e2c3

Shades

Color #b8c2e2 mixed toward black.

#8898ce

#576fba

#3b5092

#283561

#141b31

Tints

Color #b8c2e2 mixed toward white.

#c4cce7

#d0d6ec

#dce1f1

#e7ebf5

#f3f5fa

Tones

Color #b8c2e2 mixed toward gray.

#bcc4df

#bfc6db

#c3c8d8

#c6c9d4

#cacbd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbddb · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd9 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b9d5d4 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c2e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c2e2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8c2e2 (#b8c2e2) is rgb(184, 194, 226) in RGB.

No, #b8c2e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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