#b9e8ef

Color #b9e8ef

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 2.99 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e8ef

RGB

rgb(185, 232, 239)

HSL

hsl(187.8, 62.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.8, 22.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(89.04, -13.53, -8.37)

LCH

lch(89.04, 15.91, 211.74)

OKLCH

oklch(90%, 0.0492, 207.45)

HWB

hwb(187.8, 72.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc0b9

Analogous

#b9efdb

#b9e8ef

#b9cdef

Triadic

#b9e8ef

#efb9e8

#e8efb9

Split-complementary

#b9e8ef

#efb9cd

#efdbb9

Tetradic

#b9e8ef

#c0b9ef

#efc0b9

#e8efb9

Square

#b9e8ef

#dbb9ef

#efc0b9

#cdefb9

Shades

Color #b9e8ef mixed toward black.

#7fd5e2

#46c2d5

#279bac

#1a6773

#0d3439

Tints

Color #b9e8ef mixed toward white.

#c5ecf2

#d0f0f4

#dcf3f7

#e8f7fa

#f3fbfc

Tones

Color #b9e8ef mixed toward gray.

#bde5ea

#c2e1e6

#c6dee1

#cbdbdd

#cfd7d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfd0ed · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#ccc9ed · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#bcecec · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e8ef]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#b9e8ef (#b9e8ef) is rgb(185, 232, 239) in RGB.

No, #b9e8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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