#B9C6E9 Color

#B9C6E9 is rgb(185, 198, 233) in RGB and hsl(224, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C6E9

HEX#B9C6E9

RGBrgb(185, 198, 233)

HSLhsl(224, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(224, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.051 269.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C6E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C6E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C6E9 Complementary#E9DCB9 Analogous#B9DEE9 Analogous#C4B9E9 Triadic#E9B9C6 Triadic#C6E9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C6E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1CCEB #CDD6EF #D4DCF2 #DCE2F4 #E4E9F6 #EFF2FA

Shades

#8FA3DC #6480CE #3C5FBE #2D478F #203265 #121D3A

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