#b8b8cf

Color #b8b8cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b8cf

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 207)

HSL

hsl(240, 19.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 11.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.44, 4.51, -11.56)

LCH

lch(75.44, 12.41, 291.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0323, 285.63)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfcfb8

Analogous

#b8c4cf

#b8b8cf

#c4b8cf

Triadic

#b8b8cf

#cfb8b8

#b8cfb8

Split-complementary

#b8b8cf

#cfc4b8

#c4cfb8

Tetradic

#b8b8cf

#cfb8cf

#cfcfb8

#b8cfb8

Square

#b8b8cf

#cfb8c4

#cfcfb8

#b8cfc4

Shades

Color #b8b8cf mixed toward black.

#9191b5

#6a6a9a

#4f4f75

#35354e

#1a1a27

Tints

Color #b8b8cf mixed toward white.

#c4c4d7

#d0d0df

#dcdce7

#e7e7ef

#f3f3f7

Tones

Color #b8b8cf mixed toward gray.

#babacd

#bcbccb

#bebec9

#c0c0c7

#c2c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ca · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c8 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#b8c5c5 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b8cf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b8cf (#b8b8cf) is rgb(184, 184, 207) in RGB.

No, #b8b8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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