#b1caee

Color #b1caee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b1caee

RGB

rgb(177, 202, 238)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 64.2%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 25.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(80.6, -0.55, -20.54)

LCH

lch(80.6, 20.55, 268.47)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0576, 257.46)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 69.4%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed5b1

Analogous

#b1e9ee

#b1caee

#b7b1ee

Triadic

#b1caee

#eeb1ca

#caeeb1

Split-complementary

#b1caee

#eeb7b1

#e9eeb1

Tetradic

#b1caee

#d5b1ee

#eed5b1

#caeeb1

Square

#b1caee

#eeb1e9

#eed5b1

#b1eeb7

Shades

Color #b1caee mixed toward black.

#78a3e2

#407dd5

#255caa

#193d72

#0c1f39

Tints

Color #b1caee mixed toward white.

#bed3f1

#cbdcf4

#d8e5f7

#e5edf9

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #b1caee mixed toward gray.

#b6cbe9

#bbcce4

#c0cddf

#c5ceda

#cacfd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbde6 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#bbb9e4 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b2dfde · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1caee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1caee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1caee (#b1caee) is rgb(177, 202, 238) in RGB.

No, #b1caee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b1caee, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast