#b9dcdf

Color #b9dcdf

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9dcdf

RGB

rgb(185, 220, 223)

HSL

hsl(184.7, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.7, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 1.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(85.42, -10.82, -5.31)

LCH

lch(85.42, 12.05, 206.14)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0371, 202.83)

HWB

hwb(184.7, 72.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfbcb9

Analogous

#b9dfcf

#b9dcdf

#b9c9df

Triadic

#b9dcdf

#dfb9dc

#dcdfb9

Split-complementary

#b9dcdf

#dfb9c9

#dfcfb9

Tetradic

#b9dcdf

#bcb9df

#dfbcb9

#dcdfb9

Square

#b9dcdf

#cfb9df

#dfbcb9

#c9dfb9

Shades

Color #b9dcdf mixed toward black.

#8ac5ca

#5cadb4

#40868c

#2b595d

#152d2f

Tints

Color #b9dcdf mixed toward white.

#c5e2e4

#d0e8ea

#dceeef

#e8f3f4

#f3f9fa

Tones

Color #b9dcdf mixed toward gray.

#bcd9dc

#bfd7d9

#c2d4d6

#c6d1d2

#c9cfcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9de · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#c7c4de · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#bbdede · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9dcdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9dcdf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9dcdf (#b9dcdf) is rgb(185, 220, 223) in RGB.

No, #b9dcdf 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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