Light Steel Blue (Blue)

#B2A9E9

RGB: 178, 169, 233

Color OverviewHEX #B2A9E9

#B2A9E9 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B2A9E9 is composed of 70% red, 66% green, and 91% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 248°, saturation of 59%, and lightness of 79%.

HEX

#B2A9E9

RGB

178, 169, 233

HSL

248°, 59%, 79%

HSV

248°, 27%, 91%

CMYK

24%, 27%, 0%, 9%

Name Match

Light Steel Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #B2A9E9 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B2A9E9 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B2A9E9 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B2A9E9

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B2A9E9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.15 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B2A9E9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.74 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B2A9E9;
}

.element {
  color: #B2A9E9;
  background-color: #B2A9E9;
  border-color: #B2A9E9;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B2A9E9] text-[#B2A9E9] border-[#B2A9E9]">
  Content styled with #B2A9E9
</div>