#b9cbd6

Color #b9cbd6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cbd6

RGB

rgb(185, 203, 214)

HSL

hsl(202.8, 26.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.8, 13.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(80.67, -3.86, -7.53)

LCH

lch(80.67, 8.46, 242.86)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0249, 234.46)

HWB

hwb(202.8, 72.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c4b9

Analogous

#b9d6d2

#b9cbd6

#b9bcd6

Triadic

#b9cbd6

#d6b9cb

#cbd6b9

Split-complementary

#b9cbd6

#d6b9bc

#d6d2b9

Tetradic

#b9cbd6

#c4b9d6

#d6c4b9

#cbd6b9

Square

#b9cbd6

#d2b9d6

#d6c4b9

#bcd6b9

Shades

Color #b9cbd6 mixed toward black.

#8facbd

#658da5

#4a6a7e

#314754

#19232a

Tints

Color #b9cbd6 mixed toward white.

#c5d4dd

#d0dce4

#dce5ea

#e8eef1

#f3f6f8

Tones

Color #b9cbd6 mixed toward gray.

#bbcad4

#becad1

#c0c9cf

#c3c9cc

#c5c8ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d3 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#c0bfd3 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#bad1d1 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cbd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cbd6]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9cbd6 (#b9cbd6) is rgb(185, 203, 214) in RGB.

No, #b9cbd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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