#B9B9E4 Color

#B9B9E4 is rgb(185, 185, 228) in RGB and hsl(240, 44%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B9E4

HEX#B9B9E4

RGBrgb(185, 185, 228)

HSLhsl(240, 44%, 81%)

HSVhsv(240, 19%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(80% 0.061 285)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B9E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B9E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B9E4 Complementary#E4E4B9 Analogous#B9CFE4 Analogous#CFB9E4 Triadic#E4B9B9 Triadic#B9E4B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B9E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1C1E7 #CCCCEB #D3D3EE #DEDEF2 #E5E5F5 #F0F0F9

Shades

#9191D4 #6868C4 #4545B0 #353588 #25255F #151537

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