#B4BCE9 Color

#B4BCE9 is rgb(180, 188, 233) in RGB and hsl(231, 55%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B4BCE9

HEX#B4BCE9

RGBrgb(180, 188, 233)

HSLhsl(231, 55%, 81%)

HSVhsv(231, 23%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.064 277)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B4BCE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B4BCE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B4BCE9 Complementary#E9E1B4 Analogous#B4D7E9 Analogous#C7B4E9 Triadic#E9B4BC Triadic#BCE9B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B4BCE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCC3EB #C8CEEF #D0D5F1 #DBDFF5 #E3E6F7 #EFF1FA

Shades

#8895DD #5D6ED0 #374BBE #2A3A92 #1E2967 #11183B

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