#B9A6DD Color

#B9A6DD is rgb(185, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(261, 45%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A6DD

HEX#B9A6DD

RGBrgb(185, 166, 221)

HSLhsl(261, 45%, 76%)

HSVhsv(261, 25%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(76% 0.08 300.3)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A6DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A6DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A6DD Complementary#CADDA6 Analogous#A6AFDD Analogous#D5A6DD Triadic#DDBAA6 Triadic#A6DDBA

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A6DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B1E2 #CBBCE6 #D4C8EA #DFD6F0 #E8E1F4 #F1EDF8

Shades

#9D81CF #7D59C0 #633FA6 #4D3181 #37235C #1F1434

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