#b8c3d5

Color #b8c3d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c3d5

RGB

rgb(184, 195, 213)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 25.7%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 13.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(78.48, -0.15, -10.27)

LCH

lch(78.48, 10.27, 269.16)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0281, 260.37)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 72.2%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5cab8

Analogous

#b8d1d5

#b8c3d5

#bbb8d5

Triadic

#b8c3d5

#d5b8c3

#c3d5b8

Split-complementary

#b8c3d5

#d5bbb8

#d1d5b8

Tetradic

#b8c3d5

#cab8d5

#d5cab8

#c3d5b8

Square

#b8c3d5

#d5b8d1

#d5cab8

#b8d5bb

Shades

Color #b8c3d5 mixed toward black.

#8ea0bc

#657da4

#4a5d7d

#313e53

#191f2a

Tints

Color #b8c3d5 mixed toward white.

#c4cddc

#d0d7e3

#dbe1ea

#e7ebf1

#f3f5f8

Tones

Color #b8c3d5 mixed toward gray.

#bac3d3

#bdc4d0

#bfc5ce

#c2c5cb

#c4c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd1 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbbd0 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b9cdcd · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c3d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c3d5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b8c3d5 (#b8c3d5) is rgb(184, 195, 213) in RGB.

No, #b8c3d5 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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