#b7b8cd

Color #b7b8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b8cd

RGB

rgb(183, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(237.3, 18%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.3, 10.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.3, 3.77, -10.68)

LCH

lch(75.3, 11.33, 289.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0296, 283.47)

HWB

hwb(237.3, 71.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdccb7

Analogous

#b7c3cd

#b7b8cd

#c1b7cd

Triadic

#b7b8cd

#cdb7b8

#b8cdb7

Split-complementary

#b7b8cd

#cdc1b7

#c3cdb7

Tetradic

#b7b8cd

#ccb7cd

#cdccb7

#b8cdb7

Square

#b7b8cd

#cdb7c3

#cdccb7

#b7cdc1

Shades

Color #b7b8cd mixed toward black.

#9192b3

#6b6d98

#505172

#35364c

#1b1b26

Tints

Color #b7b8cd mixed toward white.

#c3c4d5

#cfd0de

#dbdce6

#e7e7ee

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b7b8cd mixed toward gray.

#b9bacb

#bbbbc9

#bdbdc8

#bebfc6

#c0c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c8 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c7 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#b7c4c3 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b8cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b7b8cd (#b7b8cd) is rgb(183, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #b7b8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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