#b9d7ea

Color #b9d7ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d7ea

RGB

rgb(185, 215, 234)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 53.8%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 20.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 8.1%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(84.41, -5.9, -12.63)

LCH

lch(84.41, 13.94, 244.96)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0415, 235.81)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 72.5%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaccb9

Analogous

#b9eae5

#b9d7ea

#b9bfea

Triadic

#b9d7ea

#eab9d7

#d7eab9

Split-complementary

#b9d7ea

#eab9bf

#eae5b9

Tetradic

#b9d7ea

#ccb9ea

#eaccb9

#d7eab9

Square

#b9d7ea

#e5b9ea

#eaccb9

#bfeab9

Shades

Color #b9d7ea mixed toward black.

#83b8da

#4e9aca

#3075a1

#204e6b

#102736

Tints

Color #b9d7ea mixed toward white.

#c5deee

#d0e4f1

#dcebf5

#e8f2f8

#f3f8fc

Tones

Color #b9d7ea mixed toward gray.

#bdd6e6

#c1d5e2

#c5d4de

#c9d3da

#ced3d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7e6 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#c5c3e5 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#bbe2e1 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d7ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d7ea]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9d7ea (#b9d7ea) is rgb(185, 215, 234) in RGB.

No, #b9d7ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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