#B2B8E6 Color

#B2B8E6 is rgb(178, 184, 230) in RGB and hsl(233, 51%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B2B8E6

HEX#B2B8E6

RGBrgb(178, 184, 230)

HSLhsl(233, 51%, 80%)

HSVhsv(233, 23%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.066 279)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B2B8E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B2B8E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B2B8E6 Complementary#E6E0B2 Analogous#B2D2E6 Analogous#C6B2E6 Triadic#E6B2B8 Triadic#B8E6B2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B2B8E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC3EA #C5CAEC #D1D4F0 #D8DCF3 #E4E6F6 #ECEDF9

Shades

#8891D8 #5D6ACB #3B49B5 #2E398E #202864 #13173A

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