#b4c4e2

Color #b4c4e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c4e2

RGB

rgb(180, 196, 226)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 44.2%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 20.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(78.85, 0.84, -16.73)

LCH

lch(78.85, 16.75, 272.87)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0458, 262.98)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 70.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d2b4

Analogous

#b4dbe2

#b4c4e2

#bbb4e2

Triadic

#b4c4e2

#e2b4c4

#c4e2b4

Split-complementary

#b4c4e2

#e2bbb4

#dbe2b4

Tetradic

#b4c4e2

#d2b4e2

#e2d2b4

#c4e2b4

Square

#b4c4e2

#e2b4db

#e2d2b4

#b4e2bb

Shades

Color #b4c4e2 mixed toward black.

#839ecf

#5277bc

#395892

#263b62

#131d31

Tints

Color #b4c4e2 mixed toward white.

#c0cee7

#cdd8ec

#d9e2f0

#e6ebf5

#f2f5fa

Tones

Color #b4c4e2 mixed toward gray.

#b8c5de

#bcc6da

#bfc7d6

#c3c9d3

#c7cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbdb · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#bab9da · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b5d6d4 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c4e2]

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

#b4c4e2 (#b4c4e2) is rgb(180, 196, 226) in RGB.

No, #b4c4e2 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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