#b8c8e4

Color #b8c8e4

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c8e4

RGB

rgb(184, 200, 228)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 44.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 19.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(80.24, 0.38, -15.7)

LCH

lch(80.24, 15.7, 271.39)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.043, 261.72)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 72.2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4d4b8

Analogous

#b8dee4

#b8c8e4

#beb8e4

Triadic

#b8c8e4

#e4b8c8

#c8e4b8

Split-complementary

#b8c8e4

#e4beb8

#dee4b8

Tetradic

#b8c8e4

#d4b8e4

#e4d4b8

#c8e4b8

Square

#b8c8e4

#e4b8de

#e4d4b8

#b8e4be

Shades

Color #b8c8e4 mixed toward black.

#86a1d1

#557bbe

#395a95

#263c64

#131e32

Tints

Color #b8c8e4 mixed toward white.

#c4d1e9

#d0daed

#dce4f2

#e7edf6

#f3f6fb

Tones

Color #b8c8e4 mixed toward gray.

#bcc9e0

#bfcadd

#c3cbd9

#c7ccd5

#cacdd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfde · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#bebddc · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b9d8d7 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c8e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c8e4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8c8e4 (#b8c8e4) is rgb(184, 200, 228) in RGB.

No, #b8c8e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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