#b9cee9

Color #b9cee9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cee9

RGB

rgb(185, 206, 233)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 52.2%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 20.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(82.02, -1.4, -15.68)

LCH

lch(82.02, 15.74, 264.9)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0442, 254.77)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 72.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d4b9

Analogous

#b9e6e9

#b9cee9

#bcb9e9

Triadic

#b9cee9

#e9b9ce

#cee9b9

Split-complementary

#b9cee9

#e9bcb9

#e6e9b9

Tetradic

#b9cee9

#d4b9e9

#e9d4b9

#cee9b9

Square

#b9cee9

#e9b9e6

#e9d4b9

#b9e9bc

Shades

Color #b9cee9 mixed toward black.

#84a9d8

#4f84c8

#32629f

#21416a

#112135

Tints

Color #b9cee9 mixed toward white.

#c5d6ed

#d0def0

#dce7f4

#e8eff8

#f3f7fb

Tones

Color #b9cee9 mixed toward gray.

#bdcfe5

#c1cfe1

#c5d0dd

#c9d0d9

#cdd1d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c3e3 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#c1c0e1 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#badedd · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cee9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cee9]

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

#b9cee9 (#b9cee9) is rgb(185, 206, 233) in RGB.

No, #b9cee9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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