#B9ABD8 Color

#B9ABD8 is rgb(185, 171, 216) in RGB and hsl(259, 37%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9ABD8

HEX#B9ABD8

RGBrgb(185, 171, 216)

HSLhsl(259, 37%, 76%)

HSVhsv(259, 21%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.065 299.1)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9ABD8 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 text9.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9ABD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9ABD8 Complementary#CAD8AB Analogous#ABB3D8 Analogous#D0ABD8 Triadic#D8B9AB Triadic#ABD8B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9ABD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B6DD #CBC0E2 #D4CBE7 #DFD9ED #E8E3F2 #F1EEF7

Shades

#9D88C8 #7D62B7 #63489D #4D387A #372857 #1F1631

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