#b9dbdf

Color #b9dbdf

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9dbdf

RGB

rgb(185, 219, 223)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 1.8%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(85.15, -10.31, -5.7)

LCH

lch(85.15, 11.78, 208.94)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0363, 205.29)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 72.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfbdb9

Analogous

#b9dfd0

#b9dbdf

#b9c8df

Triadic

#b9dbdf

#dfb9db

#dbdfb9

Split-complementary

#b9dbdf

#dfb9c8

#dfd0b9

Tetradic

#b9dbdf

#bdb9df

#dfbdb9

#dbdfb9

Square

#b9dbdf

#d0b9df

#dfbdb9

#c8dfb9

Shades

Color #b9dbdf mixed toward black.

#8ac3ca

#5cabb4

#40848c

#2b585d

#152c2f

Tints

Color #b9dbdf mixed toward white.

#c5e1e4

#d0e7ea

#dcedef

#e8f3f4

#f3f9fa

Tones

Color #b9dbdf mixed toward gray.

#bcd9dc

#bfd6d9

#c2d4d6

#c6d1d2

#c9cfcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9de · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#c7c4de · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#bbdddd · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9dbdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9dbdf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9dbdf (#b9dbdf) is rgb(185, 219, 223) in RGB.

No, #b9dbdf 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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