What color is #B9BCDC?

#B9BCDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BCDC?

The RGB value is 185, 188, 220: 185 red, 188 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BCDC?

The complementary color is #DCD9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BCDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BCDC color

#B9BCDC rgb(185, 188, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9BCDC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 73.7% green and 86.3% blue (185, 188, 220).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B9BCDC color codes

HEX	`#B9BCDC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 188, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 73.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 5.41, -16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 17.2, 288.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.906, 51.447, 74.945)`
Decimal	`12172508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BCDC, 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 #B9BCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BCDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B9BCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bcdc; }
.text { color: #b9bcdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bcdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 188 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bcdc, #c8b9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9BCDC?: #B9BCDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BCDC?: The RGB value is 185, 188, 220: 185 red, 188 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BCDC?: The complementary color is #DCD9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BCDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.