Light Steel Blue (Blue)

#B8B9D1

RGB: 184, 185, 209

Color OverviewHEX #B8B9D1

#B8B9D1 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B8B9D1 is composed of 72% red, 73% green, and 82% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 238°, saturation of 21%, and lightness of 77%.

HEX

#B8B9D1

RGB

184, 185, 209

HSL

238°, 21%, 77%

HSV

238°, 12%, 82%

CMYK

12%, 11%, 0%, 18%

Name Match

Light Steel Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #B8B9D1 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B8B9D1 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B8B9D1 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B8B9D1

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B8B9D1 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.93 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B8B9D1 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):10.9 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B8B9D1;
}

.element {
  color: #B8B9D1;
  background-color: #B8B9D1;
  border-color: #B8B9D1;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B8B9D1] text-[#B8B9D1] border-[#B8B9D1]">
  Content styled with #B8B9D1
</div>