#b8dfda Color Information

#b8dfda Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b8dfda. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 87.5% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 17.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.2% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 172.3°, with saturation of 37.9% and lightness of 79.8%. The decimal value for #b8dfda is 12115930, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b8dfda is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b8dfda Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color184, 223, 218 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.2%, 87.5%, 85.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.278, 0.125, 0.145 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.175, 0, 0.022, 0.125 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color172.3°, 37.9%, 79.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color172.3°, 17.5%, 87.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color58.810, 68.028, 76.361 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color184, 205, 223 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12115930 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color86.020, -13.680, -1.794 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)86.020, 13.797, 187.473 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color86.020, -20.169, -0.409 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color82.479, -17.063, 2.843 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.289, 0.335, 68.028 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290306010 / 0xffb8dfda Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b8dfda

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b8dfda, its pure hue is 172.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.9%, and its lightness is 79.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b8dfda, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171c1b to #a1c3bf.

Tints of #b8dfda

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b8dfda, its pure hue is 172.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.9%, and its lightness is 79.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b8dfda, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c1e3df to #f6fbfa.

Tones of #b8dfda

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b8dfda, its pure hue is 172.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b8dfda, which range from #cccccc (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #98fff2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b8dfda

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b8dfda! For #b8dfda, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b8dfda. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b8dfda

This color, #b8dfda, consists of 72.2% Red, 87.5% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 223, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b8dfda is 17.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.2% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.2%
C17.5%
G87.5%
M0.0%
B85.5%
Y2.2%
K12.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 184 223 218
Octal 270 337 332
Hexa #b8 #df #da
Binary 10111000 11011111 11011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 17 0 2 12
Octal 21 0 2 14
Hexa #11 #00 #02 #0c
Binary 00010001 00000000 00000010 00001100

Analogous Colors of #b8dfda

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b8dfda — which has hue 172.3° — its analogous colors are located at 142.3° and 202.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8dfda.

Triadic Colors of #b8dfda

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b8dfda — which has hue 172.3° — its triadic colors are located at 52.3° and 292.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8dfda.

Complementary Color of #b8dfda

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b8dfda — which has hue 172.3° — its complementary color is located at 352.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8dfda.

Split Complementary Colors of #b8dfda

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b8dfda — which has hue 172.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 22.3° and 322.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8dfda.

Tetradic Colors of #b8dfda

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b8dfda — which has hue 172.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 82.3°, 172.3°, 262.3°, and 352.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8dfda.

Monochromatic Colors of #b8dfda

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b8dfda, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a3c0bd — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d7f4f0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b8dfda

We want to make getting started with #b8dfda on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b8dfda into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b8dfda can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b8dfda with other HTML elements.

#b8dfda Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b8dfda.
<span style="color: #b8dfda;">The color of this text is #b8dfda.</span>

#b8dfda Background Color

The background color for this text is #b8dfda.
<div style="background-color: #b8dfda; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b8dfda.</div>

#b8dfda Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b8dfda.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b8dfda;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b8dfda.</span>

#b8dfda Border Color

This is a div with border color #b8dfda.
<div style="border: #b8dfda 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b8dfda.</div>

#b8dfda Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b8dfda on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8dfda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8dfda on a white background.</div></div>

#b8dfda Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b8dfda on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8dfda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8dfda on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b8dfda to White

This is a gradient from #b8dfda to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8dfda,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8dfda to white.</div>

Gradient from #b8dfda to Black

This is a gradient from #b8dfda to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8dfda,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8dfda,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8dfda to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b8dfda

In addition to using #b8dfda on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b8dfda in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b8dfda, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 223, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b8dfda in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b8dfda
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(184, 223, 218)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b8dfda; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b8dfda; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b8dfda; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(184, 223, 218);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b8dfda")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:184, green:223, blue:218, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:223 blue:218 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(184f, 223f, 218f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(184, 223, 218);
 

#b8dfda Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b8dfda the same way. For those with color blindness, #b8dfda might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b8dfda looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b8dfda is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b8dfda looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b8dfda will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b8dfda is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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