#b8c4df

Color #b8c4df

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c4df

RGB

rgb(184, 196, 223)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 37.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 17.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 12.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(79.04, 1.43, -14.81)

LCH

lch(79.04, 14.88, 275.52)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0403, 266.44)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 72.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd3b8

Analogous

#b8d8df

#b8c4df

#bfb8df

Triadic

#b8c4df

#dfb8c4

#c4dfb8

Split-complementary

#b8c4df

#dfbfb8

#d8dfb8

Tetradic

#b8c4df

#d3b8df

#dfd3b8

#c4dfb8

Square

#b8c4df

#dfb8d8

#dfd3b8

#b8dfbf

Shades

Color #b8c4df mixed toward black.

#899dca

#5a76b5

#3f578c

#2a3a5e

#151d2f

Tints

Color #b8c4df mixed toward white.

#c4cee4

#d0d8ea

#dbe2ef

#e7ebf4

#f3f5fa

Tones

Color #b8c4df mixed toward gray.

#bbc5dc

#bec7d9

#c2c8d5

#c5c9d2

#c8cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd9 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd7 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#b9d4d3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c4df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c4df]

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

#b8c4df (#b8c4df) is rgb(184, 196, 223) in RGB.

No, #b8c4df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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