#b7c4d8

Color #b7c4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7c4d8

RGB

rgb(183, 196, 216)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 29.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 15.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.75, -0.38, -11.48)

LCH

lch(78.75, 11.49, 268.1)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0316, 258.87)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 71.8%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cbb7

Analogous

#b7d4d8

#b7c4d8

#bab7d8

Triadic

#b7c4d8

#d8b7c4

#c4d8b7

Split-complementary

#b7c4d8

#d8bab7

#d4d8b7

Tetradic

#b7c4d8

#cbb7d8

#d8cbb7

#c4d8b7

Square

#b7c4d8

#d8b7d4

#d8cbb7

#b7d8ba

Shades

Color #b7c4d8 mixed toward black.

#8ca1c1

#617da9

#465d81

#2f3e56

#171f2b

Tints

Color #b7c4d8 mixed toward white.

#c3cede

#cfd8e5

#dbe1eb

#e7ebf2

#f3f5f8

Tones

Color #b7c4d8 mixed toward gray.

#bac4d5

#bcc5d2

#bfc6d0

#c2c6cd

#c5c7ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd3 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd2 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b8d0cf · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7c4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7c4d8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7c4d8 (#b7c4d8) is rgb(183, 196, 216) in RGB.

No, #b7c4d8 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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