#b8bdd3

Color #b8bdd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bdd3

RGB

rgb(184, 189, 211)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 23.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 12.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 10.4%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.85, 2.64, -11.61)

LCH

lch(76.85, 11.91, 282.81)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0314, 275.47)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 72.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3ceb8

Analogous

#b8cbd3

#b8bdd3

#c1b8d3

Triadic

#b8bdd3

#d3b8bd

#bdd3b8

Split-complementary

#b8bdd3

#d3c1b8

#cbd3b8

Tetradic

#b8bdd3

#ceb8d3

#d3ceb8

#bdd3b8

Square

#b8bdd3

#d3b8cb

#d3ceb8

#b8d3c1

Shades

Color #b8bdd3 mixed toward black.

#8f97ba

#6772a1

#4c547a

#323851

#191c29

Tints

Color #b8bdd3 mixed toward white.

#c4c8da

#d0d3e2

#dcdee9

#e7e9f0

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b8bdd3 mixed toward gray.

#babfd1

#bdc0cf

#bfc1cc

#c1c3ca

#c3c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babace · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#babacd · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b8cac9 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bdd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bdd3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b8bdd3 (#b8bdd3) is rgb(184, 189, 211) in RGB.

No, #b8bdd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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