#b8cae6

Color #b8cae6

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8cae6

RGB

rgb(184, 202, 230)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 47.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 20%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(80.82, -0.24, -15.89)

LCH

lch(80.82, 15.89, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.044, 259.12)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 72.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6d4b8

Analogous

#b8e1e6

#b8cae6

#bdb8e6

Triadic

#b8cae6

#e6b8ca

#cae6b8

Split-complementary

#b8cae6

#e6bdb8

#e1e6b8

Tetradic

#b8cae6

#d4b8e6

#e6d4b8

#cae6b8

Square

#b8cae6

#e6b8e1

#e6d4b8

#b8e6bd

Shades

Color #b8cae6 mixed toward black.

#85a4d4

#527ec2

#365d99

#243e66

#121f33

Tints

Color #b8cae6 mixed toward white.

#c4d3ea

#d0dcee

#dce5f3

#e7edf7

#f3f6fb

Tones

Color #b8cae6 mixed toward gray.

#bccbe2

#c0ccde

#c4cddb

#c7cdd7

#cbced3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0e0 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#bfbede · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b9dad9 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8cae6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8cae6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b8cae6 (#b8cae6) is rgb(184, 202, 230) in RGB.

No, #b8cae6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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