#b9c6df

Color #b9c6df

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c6df

RGB

rgb(185, 198, 223)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 11.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(79.63, 0.68, -13.92)

LCH

lch(79.63, 13.94, 272.8)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0379, 263.64)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 72.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd2b9

Analogous

#b9d9df

#b9c6df

#bfb9df

Triadic

#b9c6df

#dfb9c6

#c6dfb9

Split-complementary

#b9c6df

#dfbfb9

#d9dfb9

Tetradic

#b9c6df

#d2b9df

#dfd2b9

#c6dfb9

Square

#b9c6df

#dfb9d9

#dfd2b9

#b9dfbf

Shades

Color #b9c6df mixed toward black.

#8aa0ca

#5c7ab4

#405a8c

#2b3c5d

#151e2f

Tints

Color #b9c6df mixed toward white.

#c5cfe4

#d0d9ea

#dce2ef

#e8ecf4

#f3f5fa

Tones

Color #b9c6df mixed toward gray.

#bcc7dc

#bfc8d9

#c2c9d6

#c6cad2

#c9cbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd9 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#bebdd8 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bad5d4 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c6df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c6df]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c6df (#b9c6df) is rgb(185, 198, 223) in RGB.

No, #b9c6df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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