#B9BAD4 Color

#B9BAD4 is rgb(185, 186, 212) in RGB and hsl(238, 24%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BAD4

HEX#B9BAD4

RGBrgb(185, 186, 212)

HSLhsl(238, 24%, 78%)

HSVhsv(238, 13%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.037 283.8)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BAD4 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 text11.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BAD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BAD4 Complementary#D4D3B9 Analogous#B9C8D4 Analogous#C6B9D4 Triadic#D4B9BA Triadic#BAD4B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BAD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C4DA #CCCDE0 #D6D6E6 #DCDDEA #E6E6EF #EFEFF5

Shades

#9798BF #7779AC #595B91 #464772 #30314F #1D1E2F

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