#B5AAE4 Color

#B5AAE4 is rgb(181, 170, 228) in RGB and hsl(251, 52%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5AAE4

HEX#B5AAE4

RGBrgb(181, 170, 228)

HSLhsl(251, 52%, 78%)

HSVhsv(251, 25%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.083 293)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5AAE4 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 #B5AAE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5AAE4 Complementary#D9E4AA Analogous#AABCE4 Analogous#D2AAE4 Triadic#E4B4AA Triadic#AAE4B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5AAE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFB5E8 #C9C1EB #D3CDEF #DAD4F2 #E4E0F5 #EEECF9

Shades

#8F7FD7 #6D58CA #4F38B2 #3E2C8C #2B1F61 #1A123A

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