What color is #B9CBFB?

#B9CBFB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CBFB?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 251: 185 red, 203 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBFB?

The complementary color is #FBE9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBFB color

#B9CBFB rgb(185, 203, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B9CBFB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 98.4% blue (185, 203, 251).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#B9CBFB color codes

HEX	`#B9CBFB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 89%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, 4.28, -25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 25.91, 279.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.771, 59.989, 99.731)`
Decimal	`12176379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBFB, 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 #B9CBFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #B9CBFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cbfb; }
.text { color: #b9cbfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cbfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cbfb, #c8b9fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9CBFB?: #B9CBFB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CBFB?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 251: 185 red, 203 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBFB?: The complementary color is #FBE9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.