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#B9B3CC Color

#B9B3CC is rgb(185, 179, 204) in RGB, hsl(254, 20%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9B3CC
HEX#B9B3CC
RGBrgb(185, 179, 204)
HSLhsl(254, 20%, 75%)
HSVhsv(254, 12%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.036 296.6)
LABlab(74.04% 5.81 -11.91)
LCHlch(74.04% 13.25 296.01)

What #B9B3CC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B9B3CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.24Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.35Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.87Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.01Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.03Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B9B3CC Channel Values

How #B9B3CC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 185 · G 179 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 20% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 12% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9B3CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9B3CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9B3CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9B3CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9B3CC
Complementary
#C6CCB3
Analogous
#B3B9CC
Analogous
#C5B3CC
Triadic
#CCB8B3
Triadic
#B3CCB8
Split comp.
#CCC5B3
Split comp.
#B9CCB3

Tints & Shades of #B9B3CC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BCD2
#CCC8DA
#D5D1E0
#DDDAE7
#E6E3ED
#F1F0F5

Shades

#9C94B8
#8075A3
#675C8A
#4D4568
#373149
#201D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9B3CC.

How #B9B3CC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B9B3CC
Protanopia#B4B4CC
Protanomaly#B6B4CC
Deuteranopia#B5B5CC
Deuteranomaly#B7B4CC
Tritanopia#B6B6B6
Tritanomaly#B7B5BF
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9B3CC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b9b3cc: #B9B3CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9B3CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9b3cc': '#B9B3CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.702, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_b9b3cc">#B9B3CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9B3CC"

More Blue Colors

#B9B3CC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B9B3CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9B3CC?

#B9B3CC is a light blue — rgb(185, 179, 204) in RGB and hsl(254, 20%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #B9B3CC?

#B9B3CC is rgb(185, 179, 204) — red 185, green 179, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9B3CC?

#B9B3CC converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9B3CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9B3CC scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9B3CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9B3CC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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