#b9d5dc

Color #b9d5dc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d5dc

RGB

rgb(185, 213, 220)

HSL

hsl(192, 33.3%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 15.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(83.48, -7.84, -6.58)

LCH

lch(83.48, 10.24, 220.01)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0314, 214.5)

HWB

hwb(192, 72.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc0b9

Analogous

#b9dcd1

#b9d5dc

#b9c3dc

Triadic

#b9d5dc

#dcb9d5

#d5dcb9

Split-complementary

#b9d5dc

#dcb9c3

#dcd1b9

Tetradic

#b9d5dc

#c0b9dc

#dcc0b9

#d5dcb9

Square

#b9d5dc

#d1b9dc

#dcc0b9

#c3dcb9

Shades

Color #b9d5dc mixed toward black.

#8cbac5

#5f9faf

#447987

#2d515a

#17282d

Tints

Color #b9d5dc mixed toward white.

#c5dce2

#d0e3e8

#dceaed

#e8f1f3

#f3f8f9

Tones

Color #b9d5dc mixed toward gray.

#bcd3d9

#bfd1d6

#c2d0d3

#c5ced0

#c8cccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6da · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#c4c2da · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#bbd9d9 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d5dc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#b9d5dc (#b9d5dc) is rgb(185, 213, 220) in RGB.

No, #b9d5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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