#B9B8E5 Color

#B9B8E5 is rgb(185, 184, 229) in RGB and hsl(241, 46%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B8E5

HEX#B9B8E5

RGBrgb(185, 184, 229)

HSLhsl(241, 46%, 81%)

HSVhsv(241, 20%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.063 285.9)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B8E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B8E5 Complementary#E4E5B8 Analogous#B8CEE5 Analogous#CFB8E5 Triadic#E5B9B8 Triadic#B8E5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B8E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C0E8 #CBCBEC #D3D2EE #DEDDF3 #E5E5F5 #F0F0F9

Shades

#908FD6 #6866C7 #4442B3 #34338A #252461 #151538

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