#b9c2ee

Color #b9c2ee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c2ee

RGB

rgb(185, 194, 238)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 60.9%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 22.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(79.08, 6.13, -22.8)

LCH

lch(79.08, 23.61, 285.05)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0627, 275.86)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 72.5%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eee5b9

Analogous

#b9dcee

#b9c2ee

#cab9ee

Triadic

#b9c2ee

#eeb9c2

#c2eeb9

Split-complementary

#b9c2ee

#eecab9

#dceeb9

Tetradic

#b9c2ee

#e5b9ee

#eee5b9

#c2eeb9

Square

#b9c2ee

#eeb9dc

#eee5b9

#b9eeca

Shades

Color #b9c2ee mixed toward black.

#8090e0

#475fd2

#293faa

#1c2a71

#0e1539

Tints

Color #b9c2ee mixed toward white.

#c5ccf1

#d0d6f4

#dce0f6

#e8ebf9

#f3f5fc

Tones

Color #b9c2ee mixed toward gray.

#bdc5ea

#c2c8e5

#c6cbe1

#cbcedc

#cfd0d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbde4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbce2 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b9dcdb · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c2ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c2ee]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c2ee (#b9c2ee) is rgb(185, 194, 238) in RGB.

No, #b9c2ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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