#B9CBE9 Color

#B9CBE9 is rgb(185, 203, 233) in RGB and hsl(218, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9CBE9

HEX#B9CBE9

RGBrgb(185, 203, 233)

HSLhsl(218, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(218, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.046 260.7)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 13%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9CBE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9CBE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9CBE9 Complementary#E9D7B9 Analogous#B9E3E9 Analogous#C0B9E9 Triadic#E9B9CB Triadic#CBE9B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9CBE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1D1EB #CDD9EF #D4DFF2 #DCE5F4 #E4EBF6 #EFF3FA

Shades

#8FABDC #648BCE #3C6CBE #2D518F #203965 #12213A

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