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#B9E0FE Color

#B9E0FE is rgb(185, 224, 254) in RGB, hsl(206, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9E0FE
HEX#B9E0FE
RGBrgb(185, 224, 254)
HSLhsl(206, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(206, 27%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.058 241.4)
LABlab(87.11% -8.21 -19.08)
LCHlch(87.11% 20.77 246.71)

What #B9E0FE 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 #B9E0FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.95Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.58Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 8.76Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 9.03Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 9.23Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.67

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

#B9E0FE Channel Values

How #B9E0FE 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 224 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 27% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9E0FE 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9E0FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9E0FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9E0FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9E0FE
Complementary
#FED7B9
Analogous
#B9FEF9
Analogous
#B9BDFE
Triadic
#FEB9E0
Triadic
#E0FEB9
Split comp.
#FEB9BD
Split comp.
#FEF9B9

Tints & Shades of #B9E0FE

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

#C3E4FE
#C8E7FE
#D2EBFE
#DCEFFE
#E6F4FF
#EBF6FF

Shades

#7CC5FD
#45ADFC
#0992FB
#0370C4
#024E88
#012E50

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9E0FE.

How #B9E0FE 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#B9E0FE
Protanopia#DADAFE
Protanomaly#CEDCFE
Deuteranopia#D4D4FF
Deuteranomaly#CAD9FE
Tritanopia#B4E4E4
Tritanomaly#B6E2EF
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #B9E0FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9e0fe: #B9E0FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9E0FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9e0fe': '#B9E0FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.878, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b9e0fe">#B9E0FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9E0FE"

More Blue Colors

#B9E0FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B9E0FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9E0FE?

#B9E0FE is a lightest blue — rgb(185, 224, 254) in RGB and hsl(206, 97%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #B9E0FE?

#B9E0FE is rgb(185, 224, 254) — red 185, green 224, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9E0FE?

#B9E0FE converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9E0FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9E0FE scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9E0FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9E0FE 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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