#b1c8ed

Color #b1c8ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1c8ed

RGB

rgb(177, 200, 237)

HSL

hsl(217, 62.5%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 25.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.05, 0.28, -20.84)

LCH

lch(80.05, 20.84, 270.77)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0579, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(217, 69.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd6b1

Analogous

#b1e6ed

#b1c8ed

#b8b1ed

Triadic

#b1c8ed

#edb1c8

#c8edb1

Split-complementary

#b1c8ed

#edb8b1

#e6edb1

Tetradic

#b1c8ed

#d6b1ed

#edd6b1

#c8edb1

Square

#b1c8ed

#edb1e6

#edd6b1

#b1edb8

Shades

Color #b1c8ed mixed toward black.

#79a1e0

#4179d3

#2758a8

#1a3b70

#0d1d38

Tints

Color #b1c8ed mixed toward white.

#bed1f0

#cbdaf3

#d8e4f6

#e5edf9

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #b1c8ed mixed toward gray.

#b6c9e8

#bbcae3

#c0ccde

#c5cdd9

#caced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbce5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#bab8e3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b2dedc · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1c8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1c8ed]

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

#b1c8ed (#b1c8ed) is rgb(177, 200, 237) in RGB.

No, #b1c8ed 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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