#B5ABD4 Color

#B5ABD4 is rgb(181, 171, 212) in RGB and hsl(255, 32%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5ABD4

HEX#B5ABD4

RGBrgb(181, 171, 212)

HSLhsl(255, 32%, 75%)

HSVhsv(255, 19%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.059 296.2)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5ABD4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5ABD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5ABD4 Complementary#C9D4AB Analogous#ABB5D4 Analogous#C9ABD4 Triadic#D4B5AB Triadic#ABD4B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5ABD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEB5D9 #CAC2E0 #D3CDE5 #DCD7EA #E4E1EF #F0EEF6

Shades

#9789C2 #7A68B1 #604E97 #493B72 #332A51 #1E182F

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