#B1B9D8 Color

#B1B9D8 is rgb(177, 185, 216) in RGB and hsl(228, 33%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B9D8

HEX#B1B9D8

RGBrgb(177, 185, 216)

HSLhsl(228, 33%, 77%)

HSVhsv(228, 18%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.045 273.9)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B9D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B9D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B9D8 Complementary#D8D0B1 Analogous#B1CCD8 Analogous#BDB1D8 Triadic#D8B1B9 Triadic#B9D8B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B9D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBC2DD #C5CBE2 #D0D4E7 #DADDEC #E4E7F1 #EEF0F6

Shades

#8F9AC7 #6A79B4 #4F5E9C #3C4877 #2B3355 #181D2F

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