#b2c9e9

Color #b2c9e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2c9e9

RGB

rgb(178, 201, 233)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 55.6%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 23.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(80.25, -0.87, -18.4)

LCH

lch(80.25, 18.42, 267.29)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0516, 256.66)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 69.8%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d2b2

Analogous

#b2e5e9

#b2c9e9

#b7b2e9

Triadic

#b2c9e9

#e9b2c9

#c9e9b2

Split-complementary

#b2c9e9

#e9b7b2

#e5e9b2

Tetradic

#b2c9e9

#d2b2e9

#e9d2b2

#c9e9b2

Square

#b2c9e9

#e9b2e5

#e9d2b2

#b2e9b7

Shades

Color #b2c9e9 mixed toward black.

#7da4da

#477ecb

#2e5da0

#1e3e6b

#0f1f35

Tints

Color #b2c9e9 mixed toward white.

#bfd2ed

#ccdbf0

#d9e4f4

#e5edf8

#f2f6fb

Tones

Color #b2c9e9 mixed toward gray.

#b7cae4

#bbcbe0

#c0cbdb

#c4ccd7

#c9cdd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbde2 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#bbb9e0 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b3dcdb · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2c9e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2c9e9]

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

#b2c9e9 (#b2c9e9) is rgb(178, 201, 233) in RGB.

No, #b2c9e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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