#b8c4dc

Color #b8c4dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.84 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c4dc

RGB

rgb(184, 196, 220)

HSL

hsl(220, 34%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 16.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(78.95, 0.79, -13.33)

LCH

lch(78.95, 13.35, 273.39)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0363, 264.31)

HWB

hwb(220, 72.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd0b8

Analogous

#b8d6dc

#b8c4dc

#beb8dc

Triadic

#b8c4dc

#dcb8c4

#c4dcb8

Split-complementary

#b8c4dc

#dcbeb8

#d6dcb8

Tetradic

#b8c4dc

#d0b8dc

#dcd0b8

#c4dcb8

Square

#b8c4dc

#dcb8d6

#dcd0b8

#b8dcbe

Shades

Color #b8c4dc mixed toward black.

#8b9ec6

#5e79b0

#435a87

#2c3c5a

#161e2d

Tints

Color #b8c4dc mixed toward white.

#c4cee2

#d0d8e8

#dbe1ed

#e7ebf3

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b8c4dc mixed toward gray.

#bbc5d9

#bec6d6

#c1c7d3

#c4c8d0

#c7c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd7 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd5 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b9d2d1 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c4dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c4dc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8c4dc (#b8c4dc) is rgb(184, 196, 220) in RGB.

No, #b8c4dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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