#B5ABD9 Color

#B5ABD9 is rgb(181, 171, 217) in RGB and hsl(253, 38%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5ABD9

HEX#B5ABD9

RGBrgb(181, 171, 217)

HSLhsl(253, 38%, 76%)

HSVhsv(253, 21%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.066 294.8)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5ABD9 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 text9.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5ABD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5ABD9 Complementary#CFD9AB Analogous#ABB8D9 Analogous#CCABD9 Triadic#D9B5AB Triadic#ABD9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5ABD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEB5DE #C7C0E3 #D1CAE7 #DDD8EE #E6E3F2 #F0EDF7

Shades

#9687C9 #7461B8 #5A479E #46377B #322858 #1C1631

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