What color is #B9B5DE?

#B9B5DE 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 #B9B5DE?

The RGB value is 185, 181, 222: 185 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B5DE?

The complementary color is #DADEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B5DE color

#B9B5DE rgb(185, 181, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9B5DE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 71% green and 87.1% blue (185, 181, 222).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#B9B5DE color codes

HEX	`#B9B5DE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 181, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 71%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.22, 9.65, -20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.22, 22.22, 295.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.713, 48.635, 75.862)`
Decimal	`12170718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B5DE, 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 #B9B5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #B9B5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b5de; }
.text { color: #b9b5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 181 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b5de, #ceb5de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9B5DE?: #B9B5DE 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 #B9B5DE?: The RGB value is 185, 181, 222: 185 red, 181 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B5DE?: The complementary color is #DADEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.