#b8cdeb

Color #b8cdeb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8cdeb

RGB

rgb(184, 205, 235)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 56%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 21.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(81.76, -0.73, -17.15)

LCH

lch(81.76, 17.17, 267.56)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0479, 257.21)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 72.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd6b8

Analogous

#b8e7eb

#b8cdeb

#bdb8eb

Triadic

#b8cdeb

#ebb8cd

#cdebb8

Split-complementary

#b8cdeb

#ebbdb8

#e7ebb8

Tetradic

#b8cdeb

#d6b8eb

#ebd6b8

#cdebb8

Square

#b8cdeb

#ebb8e7

#ebd6b8

#b8ebbd

Shades

Color #b8cdeb mixed toward black.

#82a7dc

#4b80cc

#2e5ea3

#1f3f6d

#0f1f36

Tints

Color #b8cdeb mixed toward white.

#c4d5ee

#d0def2

#dce6f5

#e7eef8

#f3f7fc

Tones

Color #b8cdeb mixed toward gray.

#bccee7

#c1cfe3

#c5cfde

#c9d0da

#cdd1d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c2e4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c0bfe3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b9dfdd · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8cdeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8cdeb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8cdeb (#b8cdeb) is rgb(184, 205, 235) in RGB.

No, #b8cdeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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