#b9d0e1

Color #b9d0e1

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d0e1

RGB

rgb(185, 208, 225)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 40%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 17.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(82.3, -4.18, -10.99)

LCH

lch(82.3, 11.76, 249.18)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0343, 239.92)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 72.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1cab9

Analogous

#b9e1de

#b9d0e1

#b9bce1

Triadic

#b9d0e1

#e1b9d0

#d0e1b9

Split-complementary

#b9d0e1

#e1b9bc

#e1deb9

Tetradic

#b9d0e1

#cab9e1

#e1cab9

#d0e1b9

Square

#b9d0e1

#deb9e1

#e1cab9

#bce1b9

Shades

Color #b9d0e1 mixed toward black.

#89b0cd

#5990b8

#3e6d90

#294860

#152430

Tints

Color #b9d0e1 mixed toward white.

#c5d8e6

#d0e0eb

#dce8f0

#e8eff5

#f3f7fa

Tones

Color #b9d0e1 mixed toward gray.

#bcd0de

#c0cfda

#c3cfd7

#c6ced4

#caced0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4dd · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c0dc · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#badad9 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d0e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d0e1]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b9d0e1 (#b9d0e1) is rgb(185, 208, 225) in RGB.

No, #b9d0e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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