#b9d4eb

Color #b9d4eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d4eb

RGB

rgb(185, 212, 235)

HSL

hsl(207.6, 55.6%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.6, 21.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(83.65, -4.11, -14.3)

LCH

lch(83.65, 14.88, 253.96)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0432, 243.91)

HWB

hwb(207.6, 72.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd0b9

Analogous

#b9ebe9

#b9d4eb

#b9bbeb

Triadic

#b9d4eb

#ebb9d4

#d4ebb9

Split-complementary

#b9d4eb

#ebb9bb

#ebe9b9

Tetradic

#b9d4eb

#d0b9eb

#ebd0b9

#d4ebb9

Square

#b9d4eb

#e9b9eb

#ebd0b9

#bbebb9

Shades

Color #b9d4eb mixed toward black.

#83b3dc

#4c91cc

#2f6ea3

#1f496d

#102536

Tints

Color #b9d4eb mixed toward white.

#c5dbee

#d0e2f2

#dceaf5

#e8f1f8

#f3f8fc

Tones

Color #b9d4eb mixed toward gray.

#bdd4e7

#c1d3e3

#c6d3df

#cad3da

#ced2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c6e6 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#c4c2e4 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#bae1e0 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d4eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d4eb]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b9d4eb (#b9d4eb) is rgb(185, 212, 235) in RGB.

No, #b9d4eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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