#b1c7ec

Color #b1c7ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c7ec

RGB

rgb(177, 199, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 60.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 25%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 15.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.76, 0.59, -20.75)

LCH

lch(79.76, 20.76, 271.63)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0575, 260.8)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 69.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd6b1

Analogous

#b1e5ec

#b1c7ec

#b9b1ec

Triadic

#b1c7ec

#ecb1c7

#c7ecb1

Split-complementary

#b1c7ec

#ecb9b1

#e5ecb1

Tetradic

#b1c7ec

#d6b1ec

#ecd6b1

#c7ecb1

Square

#b1c7ec

#ecb1e5

#ecd6b1

#b1ecb9

Shades

Color #b1c7ec mixed toward black.

#7a9fdf

#4278d1

#2857a6

#1b3a6f

#0d1d37

Tints

Color #b1c7ec mixed toward white.

#bed0ef

#cbdaf2

#d8e3f6

#e5ecf9

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #b1c7ec mixed toward gray.

#b6c8e7

#bbcae2

#c0cbdd

#c5ccd8

#cacdd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbe4 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#bab8e2 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b2dddb · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c7ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c7ec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1c7ec (#b1c7ec) is rgb(177, 199, 236) in RGB.

No, #b1c7ec 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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