#B9BCE4 Color

#B9BCE4 is rgb(185, 188, 228) in RGB and hsl(236, 44%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BCE4

HEX#B9BCE4

RGBrgb(185, 188, 228)

HSLhsl(236, 44%, 81%)

HSVhsv(236, 19%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.056 281.7)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BCE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BCE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BCE4 Complementary#E4E1B9 Analogous#B9D1E4 Analogous#CCB9E4 Triadic#E4B9BC Triadic#BCE4B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BCE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1C3E7 #CCCEEB #D3D5EE #DEDFF2 #E5E6F5 #F0F1F9

Shades

#9195D4 #686FC4 #454CB0 #353A88 #25295F #151837

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