#b2c3e9

Color #b2c3e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c3e9

RGB

rgb(178, 195, 233)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 55.6%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 23.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(78.68, 2.34, -20.77)

LCH

lch(78.68, 20.9, 276.43)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0569, 266.17)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 69.8%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d8b2

Analogous

#b2dee9

#b2c3e9

#bdb2e9

Triadic

#b2c3e9

#e9b2c3

#c3e9b2

Split-complementary

#b2c3e9

#e9bdb2

#dee9b2

Tetradic

#b2c3e9

#d8b2e9

#e9d8b2

#c3e9b2

Square

#b2c3e9

#e9b2de

#e9d8b2

#b2e9bd

Shades

Color #b2c3e9 mixed toward black.

#7d99da

#4770cb

#2e51a0

#1e366b

#0f1b35

Tints

Color #b2c3e9 mixed toward white.

#bfcded

#ccd7f0

#d9e1f4

#e5ebf8

#f2f5fb

Tones

Color #b2c3e9 mixed toward gray.

#b7c5e4

#bbc7e0

#c0c8db

#c4cad7

#c9ccd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babae1 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b7de · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b3dad8 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c3e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c3e9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2c3e9 (#b2c3e9) is rgb(178, 195, 233) in RGB.

No, #b2c3e9 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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