What color is #B9BFDA?

#B9BFDA 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 #B9BFDA?

The RGB value is 185, 191, 218: 185 red, 191 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BFDA?

The complementary color is #DAD4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BFDA color

#B9BFDA rgb(185, 191, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9BFDA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.9% green and 85.5% blue (185, 191, 218).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#B9BFDA color codes

HEX	`#B9BFDA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 191, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, 3.36, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 14.57, 283.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.29, 52.637, 73.774)`
Decimal	`12173274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BFDA, 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 #B9BFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #B9BFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bfda; }
.text { color: #b9bfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 191 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bfda, #c3b9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9BFDA?: #B9BFDA 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 #B9BFDA?: The RGB value is 185, 191, 218: 185 red, 191 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BFDA?: The complementary color is #DAD4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.