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#B9BAF4 Color

#B9BAF4 is rgb(185, 186, 244) in RGB, hsl(239, 73%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9BAF4
HEX#B9BAF4
RGBrgb(185, 186, 244)
HSLhsl(239, 73%, 84%)
HSVhsv(239, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.082 283.6)
LABlab(76.97% 8.87 -29.08)
LCHlch(76.97% 30.41 286.96)

What #B9BAF4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B9BAF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.08Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.57Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.74Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.66Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.71Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B9BAF4 Channel Values

How #B9BAF4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 185 · G 186 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 73% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9BAF4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9BAF4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9BAF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9BAF4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9BAF4
Complementary
#F4F3B8
Analogous
#B8D7F4
Analogous
#D5B8F4
Triadic
#F4B8B9
Triadic
#B9F4B8
Split comp.
#F4D5B8
Split comp.
#D7F4B8

Tints & Shades of #B9BAF4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1C2F5
#CACBF7
#D3D4F8
#DCDCF9
#E5E5FB
#EDEEFC

Shades

#888AEC
#5355E4
#2226DD
#1A1DA8
#131477
#0A0B42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9BAF4.

How #B9BAF4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B9BAF4
Protanopia#BABAF4
Protanomaly#B9BAF4
Deuteranopia#BABAF4
Deuteranomaly#B9BAF4
Tritanopia#B0C3C3
Tritanomaly#B3BFD8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #B9BAF4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b9baf4: #B9BAF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9BAF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9baf4': '#B9BAF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.729, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_b9baf4">#B9BAF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9BAF4"

More Blue Colors

#B9BAF4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B9BAF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9BAF4?

#B9BAF4 is a lightest blue — rgb(185, 186, 244) in RGB and hsl(239, 73%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #B9BAF4?

#B9BAF4 is rgb(185, 186, 244) — red 185, green 186, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9BAF4?

#B9BAF4 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9BAF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9BAF4 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9BAF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9BAF4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 18.07, which is visibly different.

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