#b9cadb

Color #b9cadb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cadb

RGB

rgb(185, 202, 219)

HSL

hsl(210, 32.1%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 15.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(80.55, -2.29, -10.39)

LCH

lch(80.55, 10.64, 257.57)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0302, 248.27)

HWB

hwb(210, 72.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcab9

Analogous

#b9dbdb

#b9cadb

#b9b9db

Triadic

#b9cadb

#dbb9ca

#cadbb9

Split-complementary

#b9cadb

#dbb9b9

#dbdbb9

Tetradic

#b9cadb

#cab9db

#dbcab9

#cadbb9

Square

#b9cadb

#dbb9db

#dbcab9

#b9dbb9

Shades

Color #b9cadb mixed toward black.

#8ca8c4

#6087ad

#456585

#2e4359

#17222c

Tints

Color #b9cadb mixed toward white.

#c5d3e1

#d0dce7

#dce4ed

#e8edf3

#f3f6f9

Tones

Color #b9cadb mixed toward gray.

#bccad8

#bfcad5

#c1cad2

#c4cad0

#c7cacd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d7 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#c0bed6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bad4d3 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cadb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cadb]

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

#b9cadb (#b9cadb) is rgb(185, 202, 219) in RGB.

No, #b9cadb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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