#B1C9E2 Color

#B1C9E2 is rgb(177, 201, 226) in RGB and hsl(211, 46%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1C9E2

HEX#B1C9E2

RGBrgb(177, 201, 226)

HSLhsl(211, 46%, 79%)

HSVhsv(211, 22%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.044 249.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1C9E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1C9E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1C9E2 Complementary#E2CAB1 Analogous#B1E1E2 Analogous#B2B1E2 Triadic#E2B1C9 Triadic#C9E2B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1C9E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCD0E6 #C3D6E9 #CFDDED #DAE5F1 #E5EDF5 #ECF2F8

Shades

#88ACD3 #6392C5 #4176AF #325A86 #223F5D #152638

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