#B5A3BD Color

#B5A3BD is rgb(181, 163, 189) in RGB and hsl(282, 16%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A3BD

HEX#B5A3BD

RGBrgb(181, 163, 189)

HSLhsl(282, 16%, 69%)

HSVhsv(282, 14%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.042 315.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A3BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A3BD Complementary#ABBDA3 Analogous#A8A3BD Analogous#BDA3B8 Triadic#BDB5A3 Triadic#A3BDB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A3BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFAFC5 #C8BBCE #D2C7D6 #DED6E1 #E7E1EA #F1EDF2

Shades

#A089A9 #886B94 #6F5879 #57455F #3E3144 #231C26

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