#B9BCDA Color

#B9BCDA is rgb(185, 188, 218) in RGB and hsl(235, 31%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BCDA

HEX#B9BCDA

RGBrgb(185, 188, 218)

HSLhsl(235, 31%, 79%)

HSVhsv(235, 15%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.042 280.9)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BCDA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BCDA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BCDA Complementary#DAD7B9 Analogous#B9CCDA Analogous#C7B9DA Triadic#DAB9BC Triadic#BCDAB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BCDA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C5DF #CACCE3 #D4D5E8 #DEDFED #E8E9F3 #EEEFF6

Shades

#9498C7 #7378B5 #53599D #3F4478 #2C2F54 #1A1C32

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