#B1B5CD Color

#B1B5CD is rgb(177, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(231, 22%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1B5CD

HEX#B1B5CD

RGBrgb(177, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(231, 22%, 75%)

HSVhsv(231, 14%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.034 278.1)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1B5CD Complementary#CDC9B1 Analogous#B1C3CD Analogous#BBB1CD Triadic#CDB1B5 Triadic#B5CDB1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBBED3 #C7CADB #D0D3E1 #DADCE7 #E3E5ED #EFF0F5

Shades

#9298B9 #737BA5 #5A618C #44496A #30344B #1C1E2C

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