#b9cdeb

Color #b9cdeb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cdeb

RGB

rgb(185, 205, 235)

HSL

hsl(216, 55.6%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 21.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(81.82, -0.43, -17.04)

LCH

lch(81.82, 17.05, 268.55)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0474, 258.43)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd7b9

Analogous

#b9e6eb

#b9cdeb

#beb9eb

Triadic

#b9cdeb

#ebb9cd

#cdebb9

Split-complementary

#b9cdeb

#ebbeb9

#e6ebb9

Tetradic

#b9cdeb

#d7b9eb

#ebd7b9

#cdebb9

Square

#b9cdeb

#ebb9e6

#ebd7b9

#b9ebbe

Shades

Color #b9cdeb mixed toward black.

#83a6dc

#4c7fcc

#2f5da3

#1f3e6d

#101f36

Tints

Color #b9cdeb mixed toward white.

#c5d5ee

#d0def2

#dce6f5

#e8eef8

#f3f7fc

Tones

Color #b9cdeb mixed toward gray.

#bdcee7

#c1cfe3

#c6d0df

#cad0da

#ced1d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

13:1

Black text reads better on this background (13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2e4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c1bfe3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#badfdd · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cdeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cdeb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9cdeb (#b9cdeb) is rgb(185, 205, 235) in RGB.

No, #b9cdeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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