#b4c9fb

Color #b4c9fb

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.02 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4c9fb

RGB

rgb(180, 201, 251)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 89.9%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 28.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(80.98, 3.91, -26.88)

LCH

lch(80.98, 27.16, 278.28)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.074, 266.98)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 70.6%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbe6b4

Analogous

#b4ecfb

#b4c9fb

#c3b4fb

Triadic

#b4c9fb

#fbb4c9

#c9fbb4

Split-complementary

#b4c9fb

#fbc3b4

#ecfbb4

Tetradic

#b4c9fb

#e6b4fb

#fbe6b4

#c9fbb4

Square

#b4c9fb

#fbb4ec

#fbe6b4

#b4fbc3

Shades

Color #b4c9fb mixed toward black.

#7098f7

#2c67f4

#0b44cd

#072d88

#041744

Tints

Color #b4c9fb mixed toward white.

#c0d2fc

#cddbfc

#d9e4fd

#e6edfe

#f2f6fe

Tones

Color #b4c9fb mixed toward gray.

#bacbf5

#c0ceef

#c6d0e9

#ccd3e3

#d2d5dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbef0 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbbed · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b5e7e5 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4c9fb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4c9fb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4c9fb (#b4c9fb) is rgb(180, 201, 251) in RGB.

No, #b4c9fb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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