#B9A8EB Color

#B9A8EB is rgb(185, 168, 235) in RGB and hsl(255, 63%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A8EB

HEX#B9A8EB

RGBrgb(185, 168, 235)

HSLhsl(255, 63%, 79%)

HSVhsv(255, 29%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.096 295.7)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A8EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A8EB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A8EB Complementary#DAEBA8 Analogous#A8B9EB Analogous#DAA8EB Triadic#EBB9A8 Triadic#A8EBB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A8EB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3B4EE #C9BCF0 #D3C9F3 #DDD5F6 #E8E2F8 #EEEAFA

Shades

#947AE1 #7250D7 #522CC3 #3F2296 #2C1868 #1A0E3E

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