#BDB9E9 Color

#BDB9E9 is rgb(189, 185, 233) in RGB and hsl(245, 52%, 82%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB9E9

HEX#BDB9E9

RGBrgb(189, 185, 233)

HSLhsl(245, 52%, 82%)

HSVhsv(245, 21%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.067 288.6)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB9E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB9E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB9E9 Complementary#E5E9B9 Analogous#B9CDE9 Analogous#D5B9E9 Triadic#E9BDB9 Triadic#B9E9BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB9E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C1EB #CFCDEF #D7D4F2 #DEDCF4 #E5E4F6 #F0EFFA

Shades

#958FDC #6D64CE #473CBE #352D8F #262065 #16123A

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