#B9B8D6 Color

#B9B8D6 is rgb(185, 184, 214) in RGB and hsl(242, 27%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8D6

HEX#B9B8D6

RGBrgb(185, 184, 214)

HSLhsl(242, 27%, 78%)

HSVhsv(242, 14%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.042 286.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8D6 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 text10.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8D6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8D6 Complementary#D5D6B8 Analogous#B8C6D6 Analogous#C8B8D6 Triadic#D6B9B8 Triadic#B8D6B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8D6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C1DC #CCCBE1 #D5D5E7 #DCDBEB #E5E5F0 #EFEFF6

Shades

#9694C2 #7674AF #585695 #454375 #302F51 #1D1C31

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