#B9BCD5 Color

#B9BCD5 is rgb(185, 188, 213) in RGB and hsl(234, 25%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BCD5

HEX#B9BCD5

RGBrgb(185, 188, 213)

HSLhsl(234, 25%, 78%)

HSVhsv(234, 13%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.035 280.1)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BCD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BCD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BCD5 Complementary#D5D2B9 Analogous#B9CAD5 Analogous#C4B9D5 Triadic#D5B9BC Triadic#BCD5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BCD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C5DB #CCCEE0 #D6D7E6 #DCDDEA #E6E7F0 #EFF0F5

Shades

#969AC0 #767BAD #585E93 #454973 #303350 #1D1F30

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