#B9C5EF Color

#B9C5EF is rgb(185, 197, 239) in RGB and hsl(227, 63%, 83%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C5EF

HEX#B9C5EF

RGBrgb(185, 197, 239)

HSLhsl(227, 63%, 83%)

HSVhsv(227, 23%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.061 272.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C5EF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C5EF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C5EF Complementary#EFE3B8 Analogous#B8DFEF Analogous#C8B8EF Triadic#EFB8C4 Triadic#C4EFB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C5EF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1CBF1 #C9D2F3 #D1D9F5 #DEE3F7 #E6EAF9 #EEF1FB

Shades

#8B9EE5 #5975D9 #2E50CC #243E9E #192C70 #0E193E

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