#b4c9ea

Color #b4c9ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c9ea

RGB

rgb(180, 201, 234)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 56.2%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 23.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(80.41, -0.04, -18.67)

LCH

lch(80.41, 18.67, 269.88)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0518, 259.43)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 70.6%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead5b4

Analogous

#b4e4ea

#b4c9ea

#bab4ea

Triadic

#b4c9ea

#eab4c9

#c9eab4

Split-complementary

#b4c9ea

#eabab4

#e4eab4

Tetradic

#b4c9ea

#d5b4ea

#ead5b4

#c9eab4

Square

#b4c9ea

#eab4e4

#ead5b4

#b4eaba

Shades

Color #b4c9ea mixed toward black.

#7ea2db

#487bcc

#2d5ba2

#1e3c6c

#0f1e36

Tints

Color #b4c9ea mixed toward white.

#c1d2ee

#cddbf1

#dae4f5

#e6edf8

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b4c9ea mixed toward gray.

#b9cae6

#bdcbe1

#c2ccdd

#c6cdd8

#cbced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbee3 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbbe1 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#b5dddb · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c9ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c9ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b4c9ea (#b4c9ea) is rgb(180, 201, 234) in RGB.

No, #b4c9ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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