#b8d4ec

Color #b8d4ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8d4ec

RGB

rgb(184, 212, 236)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 57.8%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 22%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(83.62, -4.2, -14.89)

LCH

lch(83.62, 15.47, 254.25)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.045, 244.18)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 72.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd0b8

Analogous

#b8ecea

#b8d4ec

#b8baec

Triadic

#b8d4ec

#ecb8d4

#d4ecb8

Split-complementary

#b8d4ec

#ecb8ba

#eceab8

Tetradic

#b8d4ec

#d0b8ec

#ecd0b8

#d4ecb8

Square

#b8d4ec

#eab8ec

#ecd0b8

#baecb8

Shades

Color #b8d4ec mixed toward black.

#81b3dd

#4a91cf

#2c6ea6

#1e496f

#0f2537

Tints

Color #b8d4ec mixed toward white.

#c4dbef

#d0e2f2

#dceaf6

#e7f1f9

#f3f8fc

Tones

Color #b8d4ec mixed toward gray.

#bdd4e8

#c1d3e3

#c5d3df

#c9d3db

#ced2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5e6 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c1e5 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#bae2e1 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8d4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8d4ec]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b8d4ec (#b8d4ec) is rgb(184, 212, 236) in RGB.

No, #b8d4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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