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#b9ecfd

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

RGB
185, 236, 253
HSL
195°, 94%, 86%
CMYK
27, 7, 0, 1
Luminance
0.7740

Every format

HEX#b9ecfd
RGBrgb(185, 236, 253)
HSLhsl(195, 94%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(90.5 -12.5 -13.5)
LCHlch(90.5 18.4 227.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.913 0.057 220.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b9ecfd;
background-color: #b9ecfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b9ecfd] bg-[#b9ecfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b9ecfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.725, green: 0.925, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b9ecfd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b9ecfd on white: 1.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b9ecfd on black: 16.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red72.5%
Green92.5%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.9%
Magenta6.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#b9ecfd text on a black background

contrast 16.48:1

Card sample

#b9ecfd text on a white background

contrast 1.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b9ecfd;
Background color
Panel with #b9ecfd background
background-color: #b9ecfd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b9ecfd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(185, 236, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(185, 236, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b9ecfd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ecfd, #B9BFFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b9ecfd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b9ecfd in the Color Lab