#b2c4e5

Color #b2c4e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c4e5

RGB

rgb(178, 196, 229)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 49.5%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 22.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 14.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(78.81, 0.9, -18.42)

LCH

lch(78.81, 18.44, 272.8)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0506, 262.62)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 69.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d3b2

Analogous

#b2dee5

#b2c4e5

#b9b2e5

Triadic

#b2c4e5

#e5b2c4

#c4e5b2

Split-complementary

#b2c4e5

#e5b9b2

#dee5b2

Tetradic

#b2c4e5

#d3b2e5

#e5d3b2

#c4e5b2

Square

#b2c4e5

#e5b2de

#e5d3b2

#b2e5b9

Shades

Color #b2c4e5 mixed toward black.

#7f9dd4

#4d76c3

#335798

#223a65

#111d33

Tints

Color #b2c4e5 mixed toward white.

#bfcee9

#ccd8ee

#d8e2f2

#e5ebf6

#f2f5fb

Tones

Color #b2c4e5 mixed toward gray.

#b6c5e1

#bac7dc

#bfc8d8

#c3c9d4

#c7cad0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babade · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b8dc · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b3d8d6 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c4e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c4e5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2c4e5 (#b2c4e5) is rgb(178, 196, 229) in RGB.

No, #b2c4e5 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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