#b4bdcc

Color #b4bdcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4bdcc

RGB

rgb(180, 189, 204)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 19%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 11.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(76.35, -0.12, -8.6)

LCH

lch(76.35, 8.6, 269.2)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0234, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 70.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc3b4

Analogous

#b4c9cc

#b4bdcc

#b7b4cc

Triadic

#b4bdcc

#ccb4bd

#bdccb4

Split-complementary

#b4bdcc

#ccb7b4

#c9ccb4

Tetradic

#b4bdcc

#c3b4cc

#ccc3b4

#bdccb4

Square

#b4bdcc

#ccb4c9

#ccc3b4

#b4ccb7

Shades

Color #b4bdcc mixed toward black.

#8e9cb2

#687a98

#4e5b72

#343d4c

#1a1e26

Tints

Color #b4bdcc mixed toward white.

#c1c8d4

#cdd3dd

#dadee5

#e6e9ee

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b4bdcc mixed toward gray.

#b6beca

#b8bec8

#babfc6

#bcbfc4

#bec0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b4c6c5 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4bdcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4bdcc]

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

#b4bdcc (#b4bdcc) is rgb(180, 189, 204) in RGB.

No, #b4bdcc 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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