#B9C9E9 Color

#B9C9E9 is rgb(185, 201, 233) in RGB and hsl(220, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C9E9

HEX#B9C9E9

RGBrgb(185, 201, 233)

HSLhsl(220, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(220, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.048 264.3)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C9E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C9E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C9E9 Complementary#E9D9B9 Analogous#B9E1E9 Analogous#C1B9E9 Triadic#E9B9C9 Triadic#C9E9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C9E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1CFEB #CDD8EF #D4DEF2 #DCE4F4 #E4EAF6 #EFF3FA

Shades

#8FA8DC #6487CE #3C67BE #2D4E8F #203765 #12203A

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