#B9C4E9 Color

#B9C4E9 is rgb(185, 196, 233) in RGB and hsl(226, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C4E9

HEX#B9C4E9

RGBrgb(185, 196, 233)

HSLhsl(226, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(226, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.053 272.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C4E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C4E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C4E9 Complementary#E9DEB9 Analogous#B9DCE9 Analogous#C6B9E9 Triadic#E9B9C4 Triadic#C4E9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C4E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1CBEB #CDD5EF #D4DBF2 #DCE2F4 #E4E8F6 #EFF2FA

Shades

#8FA1DC #647DCE #3C5ABE #2D448F #203065 #121C3A

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