What color is #B9C6F1?

#B9C6F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C6F1?

The RGB value is 185, 198, 241: 185 red, 198 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C6F1?

The complementary color is #F1E4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C6F1 color

#B9C6F1 rgb(185, 198, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9C6F1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.6% green and 94.5% blue (185, 198, 241).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 67% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#B9C6F1 color codes

HEX	`#B9C6F1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 198, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 67%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, 4.66, -22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 23.16, 281.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.075, 57.052, 91.26)`
Decimal	`12175089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C6F1, 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 #B9C6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #B9C6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c6f1; }
.text { color: #b9c6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 198 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c6f1, #c8b9f1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9C6F1?: #B9C6F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C6F1?: The RGB value is 185, 198, 241: 185 red, 198 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C6F1?: The complementary color is #F1E4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.