#b9c9e2

Color #b9c9e2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c9e2

RGB

rgb(185, 201, 226)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 41.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 18.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.5, -0.27, -14.22)

LCH

lch(80.5, 14.22, 268.91)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0393, 259.29)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 72.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d2b9

Analogous

#b9dee2

#b9c9e2

#beb9e2

Triadic

#b9c9e2

#e2b9c9

#c9e2b9

Split-complementary

#b9c9e2

#e2beb9

#dee2b9

Tetradic

#b9c9e2

#d2b9e2

#e2d2b9

#c9e2b9

Square

#b9c9e2

#e2b9de

#e2d2b9

#b9e2be

Shades

Color #b9c9e2 mixed toward black.

#89a4ce

#587eba

#3c5d91

#283e61

#141f30

Tints

Color #b9c9e2 mixed toward white.

#c5d2e7

#d0dbec

#dce4f1

#e8edf5

#f3f6fa

Tones

Color #b9c9e2 mixed toward gray.

#bccadf

#c0cbdb

#c3cbd8

#c7ccd4

#cacdd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0dc · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbedb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#bad8d7 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c9e2]

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

#b9c9e2 (#b9c9e2) is rgb(185, 201, 226) in RGB.

No, #b9c9e2 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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