#b9cae0

Color #b9cae0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cae0

RGB

rgb(185, 202, 224)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 38.6%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 17.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(80.7, -1.23, -12.84)

LCH

lch(80.7, 12.9, 264.53)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.036, 254.88)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 72.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0cfb9

Analogous

#b9dee0

#b9cae0

#bbb9e0

Triadic

#b9cae0

#e0b9ca

#cae0b9

Split-complementary

#b9cae0

#e0bbb9

#dee0b9

Tetradic

#b9cae0

#cfb9e0

#e0cfb9

#cae0b9

Square

#b9cae0

#e0b9de

#e0cfb9

#b9e0bb

Shades

Color #b9cae0 mixed toward black.

#8aa6cb

#5b83b6

#3f618e

#2a415e

#15202f

Tints

Color #b9cae0 mixed toward white.

#c5d3e5

#d0dcea

#dce5ef

#e8edf5

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b9cae0 mixed toward gray.

#bccadd

#c0cbda

#c3cbd6

#c6ccd3

#c9ccd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1db · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#c0beda · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#bad7d6 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cae0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cae0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9cae0 (#b9cae0) is rgb(185, 202, 224) in RGB.

No, #b9cae0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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