#b9c8e0

Color #b9c8e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c8e0

RGB

rgb(185, 200, 224)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 38.6%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 17.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(80.18, -0.17, -13.63)

LCH

lch(80.18, 13.63, 269.29)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0375, 259.86)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 72.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d1b9

Analogous

#b9dce0

#b9c8e0

#beb9e0

Triadic

#b9c8e0

#e0b9c8

#c8e0b9

Split-complementary

#b9c8e0

#e0beb9

#dce0b9

Tetradic

#b9c8e0

#d1b9e0

#e0d1b9

#c8e0b9

Square

#b9c8e0

#e0b9dc

#e0d1b9

#b9e0be

Shades

Color #b9c8e0 mixed toward black.

#8aa3cb

#5b7eb6

#3f5d8e

#2a3e5e

#151f2f

Tints

Color #b9c8e0 mixed toward white.

#c5d1e5

#d0daea

#dce4ef

#e8edf5

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b9c8e0 mixed toward gray.

#bcc9dd

#c0cada

#c3cad6

#c6cbd3

#c9ccd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0db · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbed9 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#bad6d5 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c8e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b9c8e0 (#b9c8e0) is rgb(185, 200, 224) in RGB.

No, #b9c8e0 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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