#B9ABD9 Color

#B9ABD9 is rgb(185, 171, 217) in RGB and hsl(258, 38%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9ABD9

HEX#B9ABD9

RGBrgb(185, 171, 217)

HSLhsl(258, 38%, 76%)

HSVhsv(258, 21%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.066 298.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9ABD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9ABD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9ABD9 Complementary#CBD9AB Analogous#ABB4D9 Analogous#D0ABD9 Triadic#D9B8AB Triadic#ABD9B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9ABD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B5DE #CAC0E3 #D3CAE7 #DFD8EE #E7E3F2 #F0EDF7

Shades

#9B87C9 #7B61B8 #61479E #4C377B #362858 #1E1631

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