#b9e9ef

Color #b9e9ef

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 3.18 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e9ef

RGB

rgb(185, 233, 239)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 62.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 22.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(89.31, -14.03, -7.97)

LCH

lch(89.31, 16.14, 209.6)

OKLCH

oklch(90.3%, 0.05, 205.74)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 72.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efbfb9

Analogous

#b9efda

#b9e9ef

#b9ceef

Triadic

#b9e9ef

#efb9e9

#e9efb9

Split-complementary

#b9e9ef

#efb9ce

#efdab9

Tetradic

#b9e9ef

#bfb9ef

#efbfb9

#e9efb9

Square

#b9e9ef

#dab9ef

#efbfb9

#ceefb9

Shades

Color #b9e9ef mixed toward black.

#7fd7e2

#46c5d5

#279eac

#1a6973

#0d3539

Tints

Color #b9e9ef mixed toward white.

#c5edf2

#d0f0f4

#dcf4f7

#e8f8fa

#f3fbfc

Tones

Color #b9e9ef mixed toward gray.

#bde5ea

#c2e2e6

#c6dee1

#cbdbdd

#cfd7d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d0ee · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#cdc9ed · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#bcecec · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e9ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e9ef]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9e9ef (#b9e9ef) is rgb(185, 233, 239) in RGB.

No, #b9e9ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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