#b9def1

Color #b9def1

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9def1

RGB

rgb(185, 222, 241)

HSL

hsl(200.4, 66.7%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.4, 23.2%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(86.46, -7.99, -13.27)

LCH

lch(86.46, 15.49, 238.95)

OKLCH

oklch(88%, 0.0469, 230.27)

HWB

hwb(200.4, 72.5%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1ccb9

Analogous

#b9f1e8

#b9def1

#b9c2f1

Triadic

#b9def1

#f1b9de

#def1b9

Split-complementary

#b9def1

#f1b9c2

#f1e8b9

Tetradic

#b9def1

#ccb9f1

#f1ccb9

#def1b9

Square

#b9def1

#e8b9f1

#f1ccb9

#c2f1b9

Shades

Color #b9def1 mixed toward black.

#7ec2e5

#43a6d9

#2381b1

#185676

#0c2b3b

Tints

Color #b9def1 mixed toward white.

#c5e3f3

#d0e9f6

#dceef8

#e8f4fa

#f3f9fd

Tones

Color #b9def1 mixed toward gray.

#bedcec

#c2dbe8

#c7d9e3

#ccd8de

#d0d6da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacaed · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#c8c5ec · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#bbe9e8 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9def1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9def1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9def1 (#b9def1) is rgb(185, 222, 241) in RGB.

No, #b9def1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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