#b9c7dc

Color #b9c7dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c7dc

RGB

rgb(185, 199, 220)

HSL

hsl(216, 33.3%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 15.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.8, -0.49, -12.05)

LCH

lch(79.8, 12.06, 267.67)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0333, 258.39)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcceb9

Analogous

#b9d8dc

#b9c7dc

#bcb9dc

Triadic

#b9c7dc

#dcb9c7

#c7dcb9

Split-complementary

#b9c7dc

#dcbcb9

#d8dcb9

Tetradic

#b9c7dc

#ceb9dc

#dcceb9

#c7dcb9

Square

#b9c7dc

#dcb9d8

#dcceb9

#b9dcbc

Shades

Color #b9c7dc mixed toward black.

#8ca3c5

#5f7faf

#445e87

#2d3f5a

#171f2d

Tints

Color #b9c7dc mixed toward white.

#c5d0e2

#d0dae8

#dce3ed

#e8ecf3

#f3f6f9

Tones

Color #b9c7dc mixed toward gray.

#bcc8d9

#bfc8d6

#c2c9d3

#c5c9d0

#c8cacd

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

#bfbfd7 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#bebdd6 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#bad3d2 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c7dc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c7dc (#b9c7dc) is rgb(185, 199, 220) in RGB.

No, #b9c7dc 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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