#B5B3E6 Color

#B5B3E6 is rgb(181, 179, 230) in RGB and hsl(242, 50%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B3E6

HEX#B5B3E6

RGBrgb(181, 179, 230)

HSLhsl(242, 50%, 80%)

HSVhsv(242, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.072 286.4)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B3E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B3E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B3E6 Complementary#E4E6B3 Analogous#B3CAE6 Analogous#CEB3E6 Triadic#E6B4B3 Triadic#B3E6B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B3E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBEE9 #C7C6EC #D2D1F0 #DAD9F2 #E5E4F6 #ECECF9

Shades

#8B88D7 #625EC9 #403CB4 #322F8E #232163 #141339

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