What color is #B9C3F6?

#B9C3F6 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 #B9C3F6?

The RGB value is 185, 195, 246: 185 red, 195 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C3F6?

The complementary color is #F6ECB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C3F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C3F6 color

#B9C3F6 rgb(185, 195, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9C3F6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.5% green and 96.5% blue (185, 195, 246).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 77% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#B9C3F6 color codes

HEX	`#B9C3F6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 195, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 77%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 25%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.61, 7.43, -26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.61, 27.31, 285.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.153, 55.997, 95.021)`
Decimal	`12174326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C3F6, 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 #B9C3F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C3F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #B9C3F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c3f6; }
.text { color: #b9c3f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 195 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c3f6, #ceb9f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C3F6?: #B9C3F6 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 #B9C3F6?: The RGB value is 185, 195, 246: 185 red, 195 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C3F6?: The complementary color is #F6ECB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C3F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.