#b5c9ec

Color #b5c9ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c9ec

RGB

rgb(181, 201, 236)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 59.1%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 23.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(80.54, 0.71, -19.53)

LCH

lch(80.54, 19.54, 272.08)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0539, 261.67)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 71%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd8b5

Analogous

#b5e5ec

#b5c9ec

#bdb5ec

Triadic

#b5c9ec

#ecb5c9

#c9ecb5

Split-complementary

#b5c9ec

#ecbdb5

#e5ecb5

Tetradic

#b5c9ec

#d8b5ec

#ecd8b5

#c9ecb5

Square

#b5c9ec

#ecb5e5

#ecd8b5

#b5ecbd

Shades

Color #b5c9ec mixed toward black.

#7ea1de

#4778d0

#2b57a6

#1c3a6f

#0e1d37

Tints

Color #b5c9ec mixed toward white.

#c1d2ef

#cedbf2

#dae4f6

#e6edf9

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b5c9ec mixed toward gray.

#bacae7

#becce3

#c3cdde

#c7ceda

#cccfd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebee4 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbbe2 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b6dedc · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c9ec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5c9ec (#b5c9ec) is rgb(181, 201, 236) in RGB.

No, #b5c9ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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