#b8c4e5

Color #b8c4e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c4e5

RGB

rgb(184, 196, 229)

HSL

hsl(224, 46.4%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 19.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 14.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(79.23, 2.74, -17.75)

LCH

lch(79.23, 17.96, 278.78)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0483, 269.53)

HWB

hwb(224, 72.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d9b8

Analogous

#b8dbe5

#b8c4e5

#c3b8e5

Triadic

#b8c4e5

#e5b8c4

#c4e5b8

Split-complementary

#b8c4e5

#e5c3b8

#dbe5b8

Tetradic

#b8c4e5

#d9b8e5

#e5d9b8

#c4e5b8

Square

#b8c4e5

#e5b8db

#e5d9b8

#b8e5c3

Shades

Color #b8c4e5 mixed toward black.

#869ad3

#5370c0

#375197

#253665

#121b32

Tints

Color #b8c4e5 mixed toward white.

#c4cee9

#d0d8ee

#dce2f2

#e7ebf6

#f3f5fb

Tones

Color #b8c4e5 mixed toward gray.

#bcc6e1

#c0c8de

#c3c9da

#c7cbd6

#cbcdd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdde · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbcdc · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b9d8d6 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c4e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c4e5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8c4e5 (#b8c4e5) is rgb(184, 196, 229) in RGB.

No, #b8c4e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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