#b9c6da

Color #b9c6da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c6da

RGB

rgb(185, 198, 218)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 30.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 15.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(79.48, -0.38, -11.46)

LCH

lch(79.48, 11.47, 268.1)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0316, 259.05)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 72.5%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dacdb9

Analogous

#b9d6da

#b9c6da

#bcb9da

Triadic

#b9c6da

#dab9c6

#c6dab9

Split-complementary

#b9c6da

#dabcb9

#d6dab9

Tetradic

#b9c6da

#cdb9da

#dacdb9

#c6dab9

Square

#b9c6da

#dab9d6

#dacdb9

#b9dabc

Shades

Color #b9c6da mixed toward black.

#8da2c3

#617eab

#465e84

#2e3f58

#171f2c

Tints

Color #b9c6da mixed toward white.

#c5cfe0

#d0d9e6

#dce2ec

#e8ecf3

#f3f5f9

Tones

Color #b9c6da mixed toward gray.

#bcc7d7

#bec7d4

#c1c8d2

#c4c8cf

#c7c9cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd5 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#bebdd4 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bad2d1 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c6da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c6da]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c6da (#b9c6da) is rgb(185, 198, 218) in RGB.

No, #b9c6da 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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