What color is #B9C3E1?

#B9C3E1 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 #B9C3E1?

The RGB value is 185, 195, 225: 185 red, 195 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C3E1?

The complementary color is #E1D7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C3E1 color

#B9C3E1 rgb(185, 195, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9C3E1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.5% green and 88.2% blue (185, 195, 225).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#B9C3E1 color codes

HEX	`#B9C3E1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 195, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, 2.71, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 16.29, 279.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.11, 54.78, 78.995)`
Decimal	`12174305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C3E1, 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 #B9C3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #B9C3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c3e1; }
.text { color: #b9c3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 195 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c3e1, #c3b9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B9C3E1?: #B9C3E1 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 #B9C3E1?: The RGB value is 185, 195, 225: 185 red, 195 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C3E1?: The complementary color is #E1D7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.