#b1b8d8

Color #b1b8d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b8d8

RGB

rgb(177, 184, 216)

HSL

hsl(229.2, 33.3%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.2, 18.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(75.19, 4.17, -16.87)

LCH

lch(75.19, 17.38, 283.88)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0461, 275.6)

HWB

hwb(229.2, 69.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d1b1

Analogous

#b1ccd8

#b1b8d8

#beb1d8

Triadic

#b1b8d8

#d8b1b8

#b8d8b1

Split-complementary

#b1b8d8

#d8beb1

#ccd8b1

Tetradic

#b1b8d8

#d1b1d8

#d8d1b1

#b8d8b1

Square

#b1b8d8

#d8b1cc

#d8d1b1

#b1d8be

Shades

Color #b1b8d8 mixed toward black.

#8590c2

#5a69ac

#424d83

#2c3457

#161a2c

Tints

Color #b1b8d8 mixed toward white.

#bec4df

#cbd0e5

#d8dcec

#e5e7f2

#f2f3f9

Tones

Color #b1b8d8 mixed toward gray.

#b4bad5

#b8bcd2

#bbbece

#bec0cb

#c1c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b4b3cf · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b1cbca · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b8d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b1b8d8 (#b1b8d8) is rgb(177, 184, 216) in RGB.

No, #b1b8d8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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