#b2bcdd

Color #b2bcdd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bcdd

RGB

rgb(178, 188, 221)

HSL

hsl(226, 38.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 19.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(76.47, 3.42, -17.65)

LCH

lch(76.47, 17.98, 280.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.048, 272.03)

HWB

hwb(226, 69.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd3b2

Analogous

#b2d1dd

#b2bcdd

#bdb2dd

Triadic

#b2bcdd

#ddb2bc

#bcddb2

Split-complementary

#b2bcdd

#ddbdb2

#d1ddb2

Tetradic

#b2bcdd

#d3b2dd

#ddd3b2

#bcddb2

Square

#b2bcdd

#ddb2d1

#ddd3b2

#b2ddbd

Shades

Color #b2bcdd mixed toward black.

#8494c9

#566cb4

#3d4f8a

#29355c

#141a2e

Tints

Color #b2bcdd mixed toward white.

#bfc7e3

#ccd2e8

#d8ddee

#e5e9f4

#f2f4f9

Tones

Color #b2bcdd mixed toward gray.

#b5bed9

#b9c0d6

#bdc2d2

#c0c4cf

#c4c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7d6 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b5d4 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b3d0ce · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bcdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bcdd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2bcdd (#b2bcdd) is rgb(178, 188, 221) in RGB.

No, #b2bcdd 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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