#b9c5e2

Color #b9c5e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c5e2

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 226)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 41.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 18.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(79.46, 1.86, -15.78)

LCH

lch(79.46, 15.89, 276.72)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0428, 267.59)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 72.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d6b9

Analogous

#b9dae2

#b9c5e2

#c2b9e2

Triadic

#b9c5e2

#e2b9c5

#c5e2b9

Split-complementary

#b9c5e2

#e2c2b9

#dae2b9

Tetradic

#b9c5e2

#d6b9e2

#e2d6b9

#c5e2b9

Square

#b9c5e2

#e2b9da

#e2d6b9

#b9e2c2

Shades

Color #b9c5e2 mixed toward black.

#899dce

#5875ba

#3c5591

#283961

#141c30

Tints

Color #b9c5e2 mixed toward white.

#c5cfe7

#d0d8ec

#dce2f1

#e8ecf5

#f3f5fa

Tones

Color #b9c5e2 mixed toward gray.

#bcc6df

#c0c8db

#c3c9d8

#c7cbd4

#caccd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebedb · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#bebdda · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#bad6d5 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c5e2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c5e2 (#b9c5e2) is rgb(185, 197, 226) in RGB.

No, #b9c5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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