What color is #B9B8DD?

#B9B8DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B8DD?

The RGB value is 185, 184, 221: 185 red, 184 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B8DD?

The complementary color is #DCDDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B8DD color

#B9B8DD rgb(185, 184, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9B8DD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.2% green and 86.7% blue (185, 184, 221).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#B9B8DD color codes

HEX	`#B9B8DD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 184, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, 7.79, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 19.96, 292.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.196, 49.815, 75.363)`
Decimal	`12171485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B8DD, 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 #B9B8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #B9B8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b8dd; }
.text { color: #b9b8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 184 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b8dd, #ccb8dd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9B8DD?: #B9B8DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B8DD?: The RGB value is 185, 184, 221: 185 red, 184 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B8DD?: The complementary color is #DCDDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.