#b4c9ee

Color #b4c9ee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.18 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c9ee

RGB

rgb(180, 201, 238)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 63%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 24.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(80.54, 0.87, -20.61)

LCH

lch(80.54, 20.63, 272.42)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0569, 261.71)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 70.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed9b4

Analogous

#b4e6ee

#b4c9ee

#bcb4ee

Triadic

#b4c9ee

#eeb4c9

#c9eeb4

Split-complementary

#b4c9ee

#eebcb4

#e6eeb4

Tetradic

#b4c9ee

#d9b4ee

#eed9b4

#c9eeb4

Square

#b4c9ee

#eeb4e6

#eed9b4

#b4eebc

Shades

Color #b4c9ee mixed toward black.

#7ba0e1

#4377d4

#2756aa

#1a3a72

#0d1d39

Tints

Color #b4c9ee mixed toward white.

#c1d2f1

#cddbf4

#dae4f7

#e6edf9

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b4c9ee mixed toward gray.

#b9cae9

#becce4

#c3cde0

#c7cedb

#ccd0d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbee6 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbbe4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#b5dfdd · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c9ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c9ee]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4c9ee (#b4c9ee) is rgb(180, 201, 238) in RGB.

No, #b4c9ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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