#B9BDD5 Color

#B9BDD5 is rgb(185, 189, 213) in RGB and hsl(231, 25%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BDD5

HEX#B9BDD5

RGBrgb(185, 189, 213)

HSLhsl(231, 25%, 78%)

HSVhsv(231, 13%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.034 278.1)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BDD5 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 text11.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BDD5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BDD5 Complementary#D5D1B9 Analogous#B9CBD5 Analogous#C3B9D5 Triadic#D5B9BD Triadic#BDD5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BDD5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C6DB #CCCFE0 #D6D8E6 #DCDEEA #E6E7F0 #EFF0F5

Shades

#969CC0 #767EAD #586193 #454C73 #303550 #1D2030

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