#b9c5de

Color #b9c5de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c5de

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 222)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 35.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 16.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.34, 1, -13.81)

LCH

lch(79.34, 13.85, 274.14)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0375, 265.11)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 72.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded2b9

Analogous

#b9d8de

#b9c5de

#bfb9de

Triadic

#b9c5de

#deb9c5

#c5deb9

Split-complementary

#b9c5de

#debfb9

#d8deb9

Tetradic

#b9c5de

#d2b9de

#ded2b9

#c5deb9

Square

#b9c5de

#deb9d8

#ded2b9

#b9debf

Shades

Color #b9c5de mixed toward black.

#8b9fc8

#5d79b3

#41598a

#2b3b5c

#161e2e

Tints

Color #b9c5de mixed toward white.

#c5cfe3

#d0d8e9

#dce2ee

#e8ecf4

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b9c5de mixed toward gray.

#bcc6db

#bfc7d8

#c2c8d5

#c5c9d2

#c8cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed8 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#bebdd7 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#bad4d3 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c5de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c5de]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c5de (#b9c5de) is rgb(185, 197, 222) in RGB.

No, #b9c5de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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