#b9c9d9

Color #b9c9d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c9d9

RGB

rgb(185, 201, 217)

HSL

hsl(210, 29.6%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 14.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(80.23, -2.18, -9.79)

LCH

lch(80.23, 10.03, 257.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0284, 248.12)

HWB

hwb(210, 72.5%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c9b9

Analogous

#b9d9d9

#b9c9d9

#b9b9d9

Triadic

#b9c9d9

#d9b9c9

#c9d9b9

Split-complementary

#b9c9d9

#d9b9b9

#d9d9b9

Tetradic

#b9c9d9

#c9b9d9

#d9c9b9

#c9d9b9

Square

#b9c9d9

#d9b9d9

#d9c9b9

#b9d9b9

Shades

Color #b9c9d9 mixed toward black.

#8ea7c1

#6286aa

#476482

#2f4357

#18212b

Tints

Color #b9c9d9 mixed toward white.

#c5d2df

#d0dbe6

#dce4ec

#e8edf2

#f3f6f9

Tones

Color #b9c9d9 mixed toward gray.

#bcc9d6

#bec9d4

#c1c9d1

#c4c9ce

#c6c9cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0d5 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbed4 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#bad2d2 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c9d9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b9c9d9 (#b9c9d9) is rgb(185, 201, 217) in RGB.

No, #b9c9d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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