#b9cdec

Color #b9cdec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cdec

RGB

rgb(185, 205, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 57.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 21.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(81.86, -0.2, -17.53)

LCH

lch(81.86, 17.53, 269.35)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0486, 259.08)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 72.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd8b9

Analogous

#b9e6ec

#b9cdec

#beb9ec

Triadic

#b9cdec

#ecb9cd

#cdecb9

Split-complementary

#b9cdec

#ecbeb9

#e6ecb9

Tetradic

#b9cdec

#d8b9ec

#ecd8b9

#cdecb9

Square

#b9cdec

#ecb9e6

#ecd8b9

#b9ecbe

Shades

Color #b9cdec mixed toward black.

#82a5dd

#4a7ece

#2d5ca5

#1e3d6e

#0f1f37

Tints

Color #b9cdec mixed toward white.

#c5d5ef

#d0def2

#dce6f5

#e8eef9

#f3f7fc

Tones

Color #b9cdec mixed toward gray.

#bdcee8

#c1cfe3

#c6d0df

#cad1db

#ced1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2e5 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#c1bfe3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#badfde · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cdec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cdec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b9cdec (#b9cdec) is rgb(185, 205, 236) in RGB.

No, #b9cdec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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