#B5A9EA Color

#B5A9EA is rgb(181, 169, 234) in RGB and hsl(251, 61%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A9EA

HEX#B5A9EA

RGBrgb(181, 169, 234)

HSLhsl(251, 61%, 79%)

HSVhsv(251, 28%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.093 292.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A9EA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A9EA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A9EA Complementary#DEEAA9 Analogous#A9BDEA Analogous#D5A9EA Triadic#EAB5A9 Triadic#A9EAB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A9EA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFB5ED #C6BDEF #D1CAF2 #DCD6F5 #E6E2F8 #EDEAFA

Shades

#8E7CDF #6B53D5 #4A2FC1 #382494 #271967 #170F3E

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