#b9d5ea

Color #b9d5ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d5ea

RGB

rgb(185, 213, 234)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 53.8%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 20.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(83.88, -4.86, -13.42)

LCH

lch(83.88, 14.27, 250.09)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.0419, 240.37)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 72.5%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaceb9

Analogous

#b9eae7

#b9d5ea

#b9bdea

Triadic

#b9d5ea

#eab9d5

#d5eab9

Split-complementary

#b9d5ea

#eab9bd

#eae7b9

Tetradic

#b9d5ea

#ceb9ea

#eaceb9

#d5eab9

Square

#b9d5ea

#e7b9ea

#eaceb9

#bdeab9

Shades

Color #b9d5ea mixed toward black.

#83b5da

#4e95ca

#3071a1

#204b6b

#102636

Tints

Color #b9d5ea mixed toward white.

#c5dcee

#d0e3f1

#dceaf5

#e8f1f8

#f3f8fc

Tones

Color #b9d5ea mixed toward gray.

#bdd5e6

#c1d4e2

#c5d3de

#c9d3da

#ced2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6e5 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#c4c2e4 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#bbe1e0 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d5ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d5ea]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b9d5ea (#b9d5ea) is rgb(185, 213, 234) in RGB.

No, #b9d5ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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