Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b8e5fd, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.5%, and its lightness is 85.7%. 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 #b8e5fd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171d20 to #a1c8dd.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b8e5fd. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 89.8% Green, and 99.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 27.3% Cyan, 9.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.9°, with saturation of 94.5% and lightness of 85.7%. The decimal value for #b8e5fd is 12117501, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b8e5fd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #b8e5fd
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b8e5fd, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.5%, and its lightness is 85.7%. 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 #b8e5fd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c1e8fd to #f6fcff.
Tones of #b8e5fd
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b8e5fd, its pure hue is 200.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.5%, 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 #b8e5fd, which range from #dbdbdb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b6e6ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #b8e5fd
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b8e5fd! For #b8e5fd, 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, #b8e5fd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #b8e5fd
This color, #b8e5fd, consists of 72.2% Red, 89.8% Green, and 99.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 229, Blue = 253. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b8e5fd is 27.3% Cyan, 9.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 184 | 229 | 253 |
Octal | 270 | 345 | 375 |
Hexa | #b8 | #e5 | #fd |
Binary | 10111000 | 11100101 | 11111101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Octal | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Hexa | #1b | #09 | #00 | #00 |
Binary | 00011011 | 00001001 | 00000000 | 00000000 |
Analogous Colors of #b8e5fd
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b8e5fd — which has hue 200.9° — its analogous colors are located at 170.9° and 230.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8e5fd.
Triadic Colors of #b8e5fd
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 #b8e5fd — which has hue 200.9° — its triadic colors are located at 80.9° and 320.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8e5fd.
Complementary Color of #b8e5fd
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b8e5fd — which has hue 200.9° — its complementary color is located at 20.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8e5fd.
Split Complementary Colors of #b8e5fd
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 #b8e5fd — which has hue 200.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.9° and 350.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8e5fd.
Tetradic Colors of #b8e5fd
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 #b8e5fd — which has hue 200.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.9°, 200.9°, 290.9°, and 20.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8e5fd.
Monochromatic Colors of #b8e5fd
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b8e5fd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #96d8fb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dbf2ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b8e5fd
We want to make getting started with #b8e5fd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b8e5fd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b8e5fd 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 #b8e5fd with other HTML elements.
#b8e5fd Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #b8e5fd;">The color of this text is #b8e5fd.</span>
#b8e5fd Background Color
<div style="background-color: #b8e5fd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b8e5fd.</div>
#b8e5fd Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b8e5fd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b8e5fd.</span>
#b8e5fd Border Color
<div style="border: #b8e5fd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b8e5fd.</div>
#b8e5fd Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8e5fd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8e5fd on a white background.</div></div>
#b8e5fd Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8e5fd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8e5fd on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #b8e5fd to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8e5fd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8e5fd to white.</div>
Gradient from #b8e5fd to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8e5fd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8e5fd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8e5fd to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #b8e5fd
In addition to using #b8e5fd 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 #b8e5fd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b8e5fd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 229, Blue = 253). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b8e5fd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #b8e5fd |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(184, 229, 253) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #b8e5fd; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #b8e5fd; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #b8e5fd; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(184, 229, 253); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#b8e5fd") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:184, green:229, blue:253, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:229 blue:253 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(184f, 229f, 253f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(184, 229, 253); |
#b8e5fd Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #b8e5fd the same way. For those with color blindness, #b8e5fd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b8e5fd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b8e5fd 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 #b8e5fd 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 #b8e5fd 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #b8e5fd 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 1.3:1 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.