#B9BDD4 Color

#B9BDD4 is rgb(185, 189, 212) in RGB and hsl(231, 24%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BDD4

HEX#B9BDD4

RGBrgb(185, 189, 212)

HSLhsl(231, 24%, 78%)

HSVhsv(231, 13%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.033 277.8)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BDD4 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 text11.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BDD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BDD4 Complementary#D4D0B9 Analogous#B9CBD4 Analogous#C3B9D4 Triadic#D4B9BD Triadic#BDD4B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BDD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C6DA #CCCFE0 #D6D8E6 #DCDEEA #E6E7EF #EFF0F5

Shades

#979DBF #777FAC #596291 #464C72 #30354F #1D202F

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