What color is #B9B4DB?

#B9B4DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B4DB?

The RGB value is 185, 180, 219: 185 red, 180 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B4DB?

The complementary color is #D6DBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B4DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B4DB color

#B9B4DB rgb(185, 180, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9B4DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 70.6% green and 85.9% blue (185, 180, 219).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#B9B4DB color codes

HEX	`#B9B4DB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 180, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 70.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, 9.54, -18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 21.2, 296.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.112, 48.071, 73.695)`
Decimal	`12170459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B4DB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B9B4DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B4DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B9B4DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b4db; }
.text { color: #b9b4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b4db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 180 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b4db, #ccb4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9B4DB?: #B9B4DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B4DB?: The RGB value is 185, 180, 219: 185 red, 180 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B4DB?: The complementary color is #D6DBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B4DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.