#b9d6e2

Color #b9d6e2

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d6e2

RGB

rgb(185, 214, 226)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 41.4%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 18.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(83.91, -7.1, -9.13)

LCH

lch(83.91, 11.57, 232.13)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.0351, 224.65)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 72.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c5b9

Analogous

#b9e2da

#b9d6e2

#b9c2e2

Triadic

#b9d6e2

#e2b9d6

#d6e2b9

Split-complementary

#b9d6e2

#e2b9c2

#e2dab9

Tetradic

#b9d6e2

#c5b9e2

#e2c5b9

#d6e2b9

Square

#b9d6e2

#dab9e2

#e2c5b9

#c2e2b9

Shades

Color #b9d6e2 mixed toward black.

#89bace

#589dba

#3c7891

#285061

#142830

Tints

Color #b9d6e2 mixed toward white.

#c5dde7

#d0e4ec

#dceaf1

#e8f1f5

#f3f8fa

Tones

Color #b9d6e2 mixed toward gray.

#bcd5df

#c0d3db

#c3d2d8

#c7d0d4

#cacfd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c7df · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#c5c2de · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#bbdddc · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d6e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9d6e2 (#b9d6e2) is rgb(185, 214, 226) in RGB.

No, #b9d6e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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