#B1C5E7 Color

#B1C5E7 is rgb(177, 197, 231) in RGB and hsl(218, 53%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1C5E7

HEX#B1C5E7

RGBrgb(177, 197, 231)

HSLhsl(218, 53%, 80%)

HSVhsv(218, 23%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.053 261)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1C5E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1C5E7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1C5E7 Complementary#E7D3B1 Analogous#B1E0E7 Analogous#B8B1E7 Triadic#E7B1C5 Triadic#C5E7B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1C5E7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDCEEB #C4D3ED #D0DCF1 #D8E2F3 #E4EBF7 #EBF0F9

Shades

#86A5DA #5B85CD #3867B7 #2C5190 #1F3965 #12213B

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