#b9d0e3

Color #b9d0e3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d0e3

RGB

rgb(185, 208, 227)

HSL

hsl(207.1, 42.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.1, 18.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(82.36, -3.75, -11.97)

LCH

lch(82.36, 12.54, 252.61)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0364, 243.01)

HWB

hwb(207.1, 72.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3ccb9

Analogous

#b9e3e1

#b9d0e3

#b9bbe3

Triadic

#b9d0e3

#e3b9d0

#d0e3b9

Split-complementary

#b9d0e3

#e3b9bb

#e3e1b9

Tetradic

#b9d0e3

#ccb9e3

#e3ccb9

#d0e3b9

Square

#b9d0e3

#e1b9e3

#e3ccb9

#bbe3b9

Shades

Color #b9d0e3 mixed toward black.

#88afcf

#578ebc

#3b6b93

#274862

#142431

Tints

Color #b9d0e3 mixed toward white.

#c5d8e8

#d0e0ec

#dce8f1

#e8eff6

#f3f7fa

Tones

Color #b9d0e3 mixed toward gray.

#bdd0e0

#c0cfdc

#c4cfd9

#c7cfd5

#cbced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4df · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#c2c0de · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#badbda · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d0e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d0e3]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b9d0e3 (#b9d0e3) is rgb(185, 208, 227) in RGB.

No, #b9d0e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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