#b9c5ed

Color #b9c5ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c5ed

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 237)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 59.1%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 21.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(79.82, 4.29, -21.14)

LCH

lch(79.82, 21.57, 281.47)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0577, 271.99)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 72.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ede1b9

Analogous

#b9dfed

#b9c5ed

#c7b9ed

Triadic

#b9c5ed

#edb9c5

#c5edb9

Split-complementary

#b9c5ed

#edc7b9

#dfedb9

Tetradic

#b9c5ed

#e1b9ed

#ede1b9

#c5edb9

Square

#b9c5ed

#edb9df

#ede1b9

#b9edc7

Shades

Color #b9c5ed mixed toward black.

#8196df

#4968d0

#2b48a8

#1d3070

#0e1838

Tints

Color #b9c5ed mixed toward white.

#c5cff0

#d0d8f3

#dce2f6

#e8ecf9

#f3f5fc

Tones

Color #b9c5ed mixed toward gray.

#bdc7e9

#c2c9e4

#c6cce0

#cacedc

#cfd1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebee4 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#bebde2 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#badddb · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c5ed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c5ed (#b9c5ed) is rgb(185, 197, 237) in RGB.

No, #b9c5ed 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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