What color is #B9BEF7?

#B9BEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BEF7?

The RGB value is 185, 190, 247: 185 red, 190 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BEF7?

The complementary color is #F7F2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BEF7 color

#B9BEF7 rgb(185, 190, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9BEF7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.5% green and 96.9% blue (185, 190, 247).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#B9BEF7 color codes

HEX	`#B9BEF7`
RGB	`rgb(185, 190, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.38, 10.38, -28.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.38, 30.52, 289.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.205, 53.855, 95.464)`
Decimal	`12173047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BEF7, 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 #B9BEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #B9BEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bef7; }
.text { color: #b9bef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 190 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bef7, #d3b9f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9BEF7?: #B9BEF7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BEF7?: The RGB value is 185, 190, 247: 185 red, 190 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BEF7?: The complementary color is #F7F2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.