Diamond (#B9F2FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.22:1 — vs black: 17.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #B9F2FF
  • RGB rgb(185, 242, 255)
  • HSL hsl(191, 27%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 27.45, 5.1, 0, 0 )
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Tags

Mood

No tags yet.

Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9F2FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#FFC6B9
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#B9FFE9
#B9CFFF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#FFB9F2
#F2FFB9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#FFB9CF
#FFE9B9
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#E9B9FF
#FFC6B9
#CFFFB9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Diamond
#B9F2FF Base
#20D6FF
#6CE4FF
#90EAFF
#E2FAFF
#E6FAFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Diamond, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #00151A
— #00586C
— #009CBF
— #13D3FF
— #66E3FF
Diamond #B9F2FF Base
— #C2F4FF
— #CBF5FF
— #D4F7FF
— #DDF9FF
— #E6FAFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B9F2FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B9F2FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B9F2FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B9F2FF;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B9F2FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B9F2FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$diamond: #B9F2FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$diamond-r: 185;
$diamond-g: 242;
$diamond-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $diamond;
    color: rgba($diamond-r, $diamond-g, $diamond-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Diamond appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B9F2FF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E3E3FF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #EDEDFF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B6F4F4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E8E8E8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Diamond ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Diamond #B9F2FF Base
Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 3.33
Fresh Air #A6E7FF ΔE 4.44
Powder Blue #B0E0E6 ΔE 4.65
Non-photo Blue #A4DDED ΔE 4.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.