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#b4c9ff

a pale, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
180, 201, 255
HSL
223°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
29, 21, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5870

Every format

HEX#b4c9ff
RGBrgb(180, 201, 255)
HSLhsl(223, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(81.1 4.9 -28.8)
LCHlch(81.1 29.2 279.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.839 0.079 268.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b4c9ff;
background-color: #b4c9ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b4c9ff] bg-[#b4c9ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b4c9ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.706, green: 0.788, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b4c9ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b4c9ff on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b4c9ff on black: 12.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.6%
Green78.8%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.4%
Magenta21.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b4c9ff text on a black background

contrast 12.74:1

Card sample

#b4c9ff text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b4c9ff;
Background color
Panel with #b4c9ff background
background-color: #b4c9ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b4c9ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(180, 201, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(180, 201, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b4c9ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c9ff, #D1B4FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b4c9ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b4c9ff in the Color Lab