#b8cbe7

Color #b8cbe7

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8cbe7

RGB

rgb(184, 203, 231)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 49.5%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 20.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 12.1%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(81.11, -0.55, -15.99)

LCH

lch(81.11, 16, 268.03)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0445, 257.93)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 72.2%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d4b8

Analogous

#b8e3e7

#b8cbe7

#bdb8e7

Triadic

#b8cbe7

#e7b8cb

#cbe7b8

Split-complementary

#b8cbe7

#e7bdb8

#e3e7b8

Tetradic

#b8cbe7

#d4b8e7

#e7d4b8

#cbe7b8

Square

#b8cbe7

#e7b8e3

#e7d4b8

#b8e7bd

Shades

Color #b8cbe7 mixed toward black.

#84a5d6

#517fc4

#345e9b

#233f67

#111f34

Tints

Color #b8cbe7 mixed toward white.

#c4d4eb

#d0dcef

#dce5f3

#e7eef7

#f3f6fb

Tones

Color #b8cbe7 mixed toward gray.

#bccce3

#c0cddf

#c4cddb

#c8ced7

#cccfd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e1 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbedf · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b9dbda · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8cbe7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8cbe7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8cbe7 (#b8cbe7) is rgb(184, 203, 231) in RGB.

No, #b8cbe7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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