#B9DDFF#B9DDFF
#B9DDFF is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.061 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9DDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 221, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 100%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 27%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.63, -4.31, -20.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.63, 20.85, 258.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.29% -0.0237 -0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.29% 0.061 247) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9088, 69.2448, 104.5866) |
| Luminance | 0.6925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.97
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.52
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.79
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.50
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 6.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9DDFF #FFDBB9
analogous
#B9FFFE #B9DDFF #B9BAFF
triadic
#B9DDFF #FFB9DD #DDFFB9
tetradic
#B9DDFF #FEB9FF #FFDBB9 #BAFFB9
square
#B9DDFF #FEB9FF #FFDBB9 #BAFFB9
split-complementary
#B9DDFF #FFB9BA #FFFEB9
monochromatic
#3FA2FF #7CBFFF #B9DDFF #E0F0FF #E0F0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#B9DDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.85
#B9DDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9DDFF
14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9DDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9DDFF | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.85 | 14.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0DDFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7D6FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5E5E8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9ddff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 221, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.061 247.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe7ff',
500: '#b9ddff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9ddff; $custom-light: #cfe7ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9ddff",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 221,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.143,
"s": 100,
"l": 86.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88285,
"c": 0.0606,
"h": 247
},
"luminance": 0.69247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9DDFF
secondary
#E7AC75
accent
#6F00E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFF
border
#D4D5D7
text
#141618
muted
#838486