#b9d4e7

Color #b9d4e7

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d4e7

RGB

rgb(185, 212, 231)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 48.9%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 19.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(83.53, -4.99, -12.35)

LCH

lch(83.53, 13.32, 248)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0392, 238.66)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 72.5%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7ccb9

Analogous

#b9e7e3

#b9d4e7

#b9bde7

Triadic

#b9d4e7

#e7b9d4

#d4e7b9

Split-complementary

#b9d4e7

#e7b9bd

#e7e3b9

Tetradic

#b9d4e7

#ccb9e7

#e7ccb9

#d4e7b9

Square

#b9d4e7

#e3b9e7

#e7ccb9

#bde7b9

Shades

Color #b9d4e7 mixed toward black.

#85b4d5

#5295c4

#35719b

#234b67

#122634

Tints

Color #b9d4e7 mixed toward white.

#c5dbeb

#d0e2ef

#dceaf3

#e8f1f7

#f3f8fb

Tones

Color #b9d4e7 mixed toward gray.

#bdd3e3

#c1d3df

#c5d2dc

#c8d1d8

#ccd1d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c6e3 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#c4c2e2 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#badfde · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d4e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d4e7]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b9d4e7 (#b9d4e7) is rgb(185, 212, 231) in RGB.

No, #b9d4e7 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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