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#B9DBE2

#b9dbe2 ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#b9dbe2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 85.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 190.24°, with 41.41% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.6647

Complementary

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #e2c0b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #e2b9c7
  3. #e2d5b9

Analogous

  1. #b9e2d5
  2. #b9dbe2
  3. #b9c7e2

Triadic

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #e2b9db
  3. #dbe2b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #c0b9e2
  3. #e2c0b9
  4. #dbe2b9

Square

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #d5b9e2
  3. #e2c0b9
  4. #c7e2b9

Monochromatic

  1. #4da3b5
  2. #83bfcc
  3. #b9dbe2
  4. #eff7f8
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#b9dbe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #a7c5cb
  3. #94afb5
  4. #82999e
  5. #6f8388
  6. #5d6e71
  7. #4a585a
  8. #384244
  9. #252c2d
  10. #131617
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9dbe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #c0dfe5
  3. #c7e2e8
  4. #cee6eb
  5. #d5e9ee
  6. #dcedf1
  7. #e3f1f3
  8. #eaf4f6
  9. #f1f8f9
  10. #f8fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9dbe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9dbe2
  2. #b3d2d8
  3. #aec9ce
  4. #a8c0c5
  5. #a2b7bb
  6. #9daeb1
  7. #97a4a7
  8. #919b9d
  9. #8b9294
  10. #86898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad7da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d8e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced3e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #addedd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad9e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6d6e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dddf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9dbe2 {
  color: #b9dbe2;
}
Background
.bg-b9dbe2 {
  background-color: #b9dbe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9dbe2 {
  border: 2px solid #b9dbe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9dbe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 219 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 41% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9dbe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9dbe2, #b9c7e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9dbe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 219 226 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 3.09 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 3.65 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.03 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 5.04 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.77 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.78 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.22 #46241d Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#b9dbe2  rgb(185, 219, 226)  hsl(190, 41%, 81%)  Light Blue
#e2c0b9  rgb(226, 192, 185)  hsl(10, 41%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#e2b9db  rgb(226, 185, 219)  hsl(310, 41%, 81%)  Thistle
#dbe2b9  rgb(219, 226, 185)  hsl(70, 41%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow