#b8bcd3

Color #b8bcd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bcd3

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 211)

HSL

hsl(231.1, 23.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.1, 12.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.59, 3.18, -12)

LCH

lch(76.59, 12.41, 284.84)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0327, 277.73)

HWB

hwb(231.1, 72.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3cfb8

Analogous

#b8cad3

#b8bcd3

#c2b8d3

Triadic

#b8bcd3

#d3b8bc

#bcd3b8

Split-complementary

#b8bcd3

#d3c2b8

#cad3b8

Tetradic

#b8bcd3

#cfb8d3

#d3cfb8

#bcd3b8

Square

#b8bcd3

#d3b8ca

#d3cfb8

#b8d3c2

Shades

Color #b8bcd3 mixed toward black.

#8f96ba

#676fa1

#4c527a

#323751

#191b29

Tints

Color #b8bcd3 mixed toward white.

#c4c7da

#d0d2e2

#dcdee9

#e7e9f0

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b8bcd3 mixed toward gray.

#babed1

#bdbfcf

#bfc1cc

#c1c2ca

#c3c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babace · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bab9cc · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b8c9c9 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bcd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bcd3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8bcd3 (#b8bcd3) is rgb(184, 188, 211) in RGB.

No, #b8bcd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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