#b8cedf

Color #b8cedf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8cedf

RGB

rgb(184, 206, 223)

HSL

hsl(206.2, 37.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.2, 17.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(81.65, -3.87, -10.9)

LCH

lch(81.65, 11.57, 250.45)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0337, 241.08)

HWB

hwb(206.2, 72.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc9b8

Analogous

#b8dfdd

#b8cedf

#b8badf

Triadic

#b8cedf

#dfb8ce

#cedfb8

Split-complementary

#b8cedf

#dfb8ba

#dfddb8

Tetradic

#b8cedf

#c9b8df

#dfc9b8

#cedfb8

Square

#b8cedf

#ddb8df

#dfc9b8

#badfb8

Shades

Color #b8cedf mixed toward black.

#89aeca

#5a8db5

#3f6b8c

#2a475e

#15242f

Tints

Color #b8cedf mixed toward white.

#c4d6e4

#d0deea

#dbe6ef

#e7eff4

#f3f7fa

Tones

Color #b8cedf mixed toward gray.

#bbcedc

#becdd9

#c2cdd5

#c5ccd2

#c8cccf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2db · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#c1bfda · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b9d8d7 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8cedf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8cedf]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b8cedf (#b8cedf) is rgb(184, 206, 223) in RGB.

No, #b8cedf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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