#b9c8df

Color #b9c8df

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c8df

RGB

rgb(185, 200, 223)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(80.15, -0.39, -13.14)

LCH

lch(80.15, 13.15, 268.3)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0363, 258.88)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 72.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd0b9

Analogous

#b9dbdf

#b9c8df

#bdb9df

Triadic

#b9c8df

#dfb9c8

#c8dfb9

Split-complementary

#b9c8df

#dfbdb9

#dbdfb9

Tetradic

#b9c8df

#d0b9df

#dfd0b9

#c8dfb9

Square

#b9c8df

#dfb9db

#dfd0b9

#b9dfbd

Shades

Color #b9c8df mixed toward black.

#8aa3ca

#5c7fb4

#405e8c

#2b3f5d

#151f2f

Tints

Color #b9c8df mixed toward white.

#c5d1e4

#d0daea

#dce4ef

#e8edf4

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b9c8df mixed toward gray.

#bcc9dc

#bfc9d9

#c2cad6

#c6cbd2

#c9cbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0da · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#bfbed8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#bad5d4 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c8df]

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

#b9c8df (#b9c8df) is rgb(185, 200, 223) in RGB.

No, #b9c8df 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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