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#B9C5EE Color

#B9C5EE is rgb(185, 197, 238) in RGB, hsl(226, 61%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9C5EE
HEX#B9C5EE
RGBrgb(185, 197, 238)
HSLhsl(226, 61%, 83%)
HSVhsv(226, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.059 272.3)
LABlab(79.62% 2.25 -21.87)
LCHlch(79.62% 21.99 275.87)

What #B9C5EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B9C5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.92Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.4Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.36Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.36Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.87Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B9C5EE Channel Values

How #B9C5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 185 · G 197 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 61% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9C5EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9C5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9C5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9C5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9C5EE
Complementary
#EEE2B9
Analogous
#B9E0EE
Analogous
#C7B9EE
Triadic
#EEB9C6
Triadic
#C6EEB9
Split comp.
#EEC7B9
Split comp.
#E0EEB9

Tints & Shades of #B9C5EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1CCF0
#CAD3F2
#D2DAF4
#DEE4F7
#E6EBF9
#EFF1FB

Shades

#8CA0E3
#5B78D7
#3154C9
#26419C
#1B2E6F
#0F1A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9C5EE.

How #B9C5EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B9C5EE
Protanopia#C3C3EE
Protanomaly#BFC4EE
Deuteranopia#C1C1EE
Deuteranomaly#BEC3EE
Tritanopia#B2CBCB
Tritanomaly#B5C8DA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #B9C5EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b9c5ee: #B9C5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9C5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9c5ee': '#B9C5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.773, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b9c5ee">#B9C5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9C5EE"

More Blue Colors

#B9C5EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B9C5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9C5EE?

#B9C5EE is a lightest blue — rgb(185, 197, 238) in RGB and hsl(226, 61%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #B9C5EE?

#B9C5EE is rgb(185, 197, 238) — red 185, green 197, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9C5EE?

#B9C5EE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9C5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9C5EE scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9C5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9C5EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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