#B1C9D8 Color

#B1C9D8 is rgb(177, 201, 216) in RGB and hsl(203, 33%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1C9D8

HEX#B1C9D8

RGBrgb(177, 201, 216)

HSLhsl(203, 33%, 77%)

HSVhsv(203, 18%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.034 235.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1C9D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1C9D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1C9D8 Complementary#D8C0B1 Analogous#B1D8D3 Analogous#B1B6D8 Triadic#D8B1C9 Triadic#C9D8B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1C9D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBD0DD #C5D7E2 #D0DEE7 #DAE5EC #E4ECF1 #EEF3F6

Shades

#8FB1C7 #6A97B4 #4F7E9C #3C6077 #2B4555 #18262F

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