#b2c8ed

Color #b2c8ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c8ed

RGB

rgb(178, 200, 237)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 62.1%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 24.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.12, 0.58, -20.74)

LCH

lch(80.12, 20.75, 271.6)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0574, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 69.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd7b2

Analogous

#b2e6ed

#b2c8ed

#bab2ed

Triadic

#b2c8ed

#edb2c8

#c8edb2

Split-complementary

#b2c8ed

#edbab2

#e6edb2

Tetradic

#b2c8ed

#d7b2ed

#edd7b2

#c8edb2

Square

#b2c8ed

#edb2e6

#edd7b2

#b2edba

Shades

Color #b2c8ed mixed toward black.

#7aa0e0

#4278d3

#2757a8

#1a3a70

#0d1d38

Tints

Color #b2c8ed mixed toward white.

#bfd1f0

#ccdaf3

#d9e4f6

#e5edf9

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #b2c8ed mixed toward gray.

#b7c9e8

#bccbe3

#c1ccde

#c6cdd9

#cbced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbce5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#bbb9e3 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b3dedc · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c8ed]

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

#b2c8ed (#b2c8ed) is rgb(178, 200, 237) in RGB.

No, #b2c8ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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