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#B9BBDA Color

#B9BBDA is rgb(185, 187, 218) in RGB, hsl(236, 31%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9BBDA
HEX#B9BBDA
RGBrgb(185, 187, 218)
HSLhsl(236, 31%, 79%)
HSVhsv(236, 15%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.044 282.4)
LABlab(76.48% 3.95 -15.86)
LCHlch(76.48% 16.34 283.98)

What #B9BBDA 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 #B9BBDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.02Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.09Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.19Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.28Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.3Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.99

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

#B9BBDA Channel Values

How #B9BBDA 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 187 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 31% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 15% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9BBDA 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9BBDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9BBDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9BBDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9BBDA
Complementary
#DAD8B9
Analogous
#B9CCDA
Analogous
#C7B9DA
Triadic
#DAB9BB
Triadic
#BBDAB9
Split comp.
#DAC7B9
Split comp.
#CCDAB9

Tints & Shades of #B9BBDA

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

#C3C5DF
#CACBE3
#D4D5E8
#DEDFED
#E8E8F3
#EEEFF6

Shades

#9497C7
#7377B5
#53589D
#3F4378
#2C2F54
#1A1C32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9BBDA.

How #B9BBDA 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#B9BBDA
Protanopia#BBBBDA
Protanomaly#BABBDA
Deuteranopia#BABADA
Deuteranomaly#BABBDA
Tritanopia#B4BFBF
Tritanomaly#B6BECB
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9BBDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9bbda: #B9BBDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9BBDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9bbda': '#B9BBDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.733, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_b9bbda">#B9BBDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9BBDA"

More Blue Colors

#B9BBDA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B9BBDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9BBDA?

#B9BBDA is a light blue — rgb(185, 187, 218) in RGB and hsl(236, 31%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #B9BBDA?

#B9BBDA is rgb(185, 187, 218) — red 185, green 187, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9BBDA?

#B9BBDA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9BBDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9BBDA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9BBDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9BBDA 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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