#b1c8e0

Color #b1c8e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c8e0

RGB

rgb(177, 200, 224)

HSL

hsl(210.6, 43.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.6, 21%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 10.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(79.63, -2.66, -14.5)

LCH

lch(79.63, 14.74, 259.6)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0421, 249.41)

HWB

hwb(210.6, 69.4%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0c9b1

Analogous

#b1dfe0

#b1c8e0

#b1b1e0

Triadic

#b1c8e0

#e0b1c8

#c8e0b1

Split-complementary

#b1c8e0

#e0b1b1

#dfe0b1

Tetradic

#b1c8e0

#c9b1e0

#e0c9b1

#c8e0b1

Square

#b1c8e0

#e0b1df

#e0c9b1

#b1e0b1

Shades

Color #b1c8e0 mixed toward black.

#81a6cd

#5185ba

#39638f

#264260

#132130

Tints

Color #b1c8e0 mixed toward white.

#bed1e5

#cbdaea

#d8e3ef

#e5edf5

#f2f6fa

Tones

Color #b1c8e0 mixed toward gray.

#b5c8dc

#b9c8d8

#bdc8d4

#c1c8d0

#c5c8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbcdb · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#bab8d9 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#b2d6d5 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c8e0]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b1c8e0 (#b1c8e0) is rgb(177, 200, 224) in RGB.

No, #b1c8e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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