#b9c4d8

Color #b9c4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c4d8

RGB

rgb(185, 196, 216)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 28.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 14.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.9, 0.26, -11.25)

LCH

lch(78.9, 11.25, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0307, 262.5)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 72.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cdb9

Analogous

#b9d3d8

#b9c4d8

#bdb9d8

Triadic

#b9c4d8

#d8b9c4

#c4d8b9

Split-complementary

#b9c4d8

#d8bdb9

#d3d8b9

Tetradic

#b9c4d8

#cdb9d8

#d8cdb9

#c4d8b9

Square

#b9c4d8

#d8b9d3

#d8cdb9

#b9d8bd

Shades

Color #b9c4d8 mixed toward black.

#8ea0c0

#637ca8

#485c81

#303d56

#181f2b

Tints

Color #b9c4d8 mixed toward white.

#c5cede

#d0d8e5

#dce1eb

#e8ebf2

#f3f5f8

Tones

Color #b9c4d8 mixed toward gray.

#bcc5d5

#bec5d3

#c1c6d0

#c3c7ce

#c6c8cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed3 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbcd2 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#bad0cf · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c4d8]

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

#b9c4d8 (#b9c4d8) is rgb(185, 196, 216) in RGB.

No, #b9c4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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