#B9B8D5 Color

#B9B8D5 is rgb(185, 184, 213) in RGB and hsl(242, 26%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8D5

HEX#B9B8D5

RGBrgb(185, 184, 213)

HSLhsl(242, 26%, 78%)

HSVhsv(242, 14%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.041 287)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8D5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8D5 Complementary#D5D5B8 Analogous#B8C6D5 Analogous#C8B8D5 Triadic#D5B9B8 Triadic#B8D5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C2DB #CCCCE1 #D6D5E6 #DCDCEA #E6E5F0 #EFEFF6

Shades

#9695C1 #7775AE #595794 #464474 #302F50 #1D1C30

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