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#B9CDFF closest to Night Snow

#B9CDFF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Night Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(185, 205, 255)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B9CDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.24:1.

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Variations of #B9CDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B9CDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B9CDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B9CDFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7CAFE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDD1FF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCFFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7CAFE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8CCFE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6D7DE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3D1F0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CDDB

#B9CDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#B9CDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.24:1 Super#B9CDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B9CDFF in CSS

/* Night Snow */
.color { color: #B9CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #B9CDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B9CDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 205 255);
color: hsl(223 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.073 267.8);

#B9CDFF FAQ

What color is #B9CDFF?

#B9CDFF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Night Snow. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B9CDFF?

#B9CDFF is rgb(185, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(223, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B9CDFF?

The complementary color of #B9CDFF is #FFEBB9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B9CDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B9CDFF: 13.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B9CDFF a warm or cool color?

#B9CDFF is a cool color.