#B9ABE7 Color

#B9ABE7 is rgb(185, 171, 231) in RGB and hsl(254, 56%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9ABE7

HEX#B9ABE7

RGBrgb(185, 171, 231)

HSLhsl(254, 56%, 79%)

HSVhsv(254, 26%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.086 295)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9ABE7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9ABE7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9ABE7 Complementary#D9E7AB Analogous#ABBBE7 Analogous#D7ABE7 Triadic#E7B9AB Triadic#ABE7B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9ABE7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3B7EB #CABFED #D4CBF0 #DED7F4 #E8E3F7 #EEEBF9

Shades

#9580DB #7458D0 #5435BB #40288F #2D1C63 #1B113C

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