#B9ABD3 Color

#B9ABD3 is rgb(185, 171, 211) in RGB and hsl(261, 31%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9ABD3

HEX#B9ABD3

RGBrgb(185, 171, 211)

HSLhsl(261, 31%, 75%)

HSVhsv(261, 19%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.058 301)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9ABD3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9ABD3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9ABD3 Complementary#C5D3AB Analogous#ABB1D3 Analogous#CDABD3 Triadic#D3B9AB Triadic#ABD3B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9ABD3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B6D8 #CDC3DF #D5CDE5 #DED7EA #E6E1EF #F1EEF6

Shades

#9D8AC1 #8269B0 #684F96 #4F3C72 #382A50 #20192F

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