#b1c4e3

Color #b1c4e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.75 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c4e3

RGB

rgb(177, 196, 227)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 47.2%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 22%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 13.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(78.68, 0.14, -17.55)

LCH

lch(78.68, 17.55, 270.46)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0485, 260.15)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 69.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3d0b1

Analogous

#b1dde3

#b1c4e3

#b7b1e3

Triadic

#b1c4e3

#e3b1c4

#c4e3b1

Split-complementary

#b1c4e3

#e3b7b1

#dde3b1

Tetradic

#b1c4e3

#d0b1e3

#e3d0b1

#c4e3b1

Square

#b1c4e3

#e3b1dd

#e3d0b1

#b1e3b7

Shades

Color #b1c4e3 mixed toward black.

#7f9ed1

#4e79bf

#355a95

#243c63

#121e32

Tints

Color #b1c4e3 mixed toward white.

#becee8

#cbd8ec

#d8e1f1

#e5ebf6

#f2f5fa

Tones

Color #b1c4e3 mixed toward gray.

#b5c5df

#b9c6db

#bdc7d6

#c2c8d2

#c6c9ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadc · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b7da · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b2d6d5 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c4e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c4e3]

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

#b1c4e3 (#b1c4e3) is rgb(177, 196, 227) in RGB.

No, #b1c4e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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