#b9dcff

Color #b9dcff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9dcff

RGB

rgb(185, 220, 255)

HSL

hsl(210, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(86.36, -3.79, -20.79)

LCH

lch(86.36, 21.13, 259.67)

OKLCH

oklch(88.1%, 0.0612, 248.51)

HWB

hwb(210, 72.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffdcb9

Analogous

#b9ffff

#b9dcff

#b9b9ff

Triadic

#b9dcff

#ffb9dc

#dcffb9

Split-complementary

#b9dcff

#ffb9b9

#ffffb9

Tetradic

#b9dcff

#dcb9ff

#ffdcb9

#dcffb9

Square

#b9dcff

#ffb9ff

#ffdcb9

#b9ffb9

Shades

Color #b9dcff mixed toward black.

#70b7ff

#2693ff

#006edc

#004993

#002549

Tints

Color #b9dcff mixed toward white.

#c5e2ff

#d0e8ff

#dceeff

#e8f3ff

#f3f9ff

Tones

Color #b9dcff mixed toward gray.

#bfdcf9

#c5dcf3

#cbdcee

#d0dce8

#d6dce2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9f7 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c7c4f5 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#bbf1ef · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9dcff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9dcff]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b9dcff (#b9dcff) is rgb(185, 220, 255) in RGB.

No, #b9dcff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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