What color is #B9B9E8?

#B9B9E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B9E8?

The RGB value is 185, 185, 232: 185 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B9E8?

The complementary color is #E8E8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B9E8 color

#B9B9E8 rgb(185, 185, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9B9E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 72.5% green and 91% blue (185, 185, 232).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#B9B9E8 color codes

HEX	`#B9B9E8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 185, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 72.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 51%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, 9.67, -23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 25.3, 292.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.919, 50.838, 83.406)`
Decimal	`12171752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B9E8, 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 #B9B9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #B9B9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b9e8; }
.text { color: #b9b9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 185 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b9e8, #d1b9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9B9E8?: #B9B9E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B9E8?: The RGB value is 185, 185, 232: 185 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B9E8?: The complementary color is #E8E8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.