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#B9DBDF

#B9DBDF is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 85.9% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B9DBDF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B9DBDF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #B9DBDF

What color is #B9DBDF?

#B9DBDF is a light, muted teal, close to the color Powder Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 85.9% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B9DBDF in RGB?

#B9DBDF is rgb(185, 219, 223): 185 red, 219 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B9DBDF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(17, 2, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B9DBDF?

PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B9DBDF?

Its complement #EDCECA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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