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#B5B4CB Color

#B5B4CB is rgb(181, 180, 203) in RGB, hsl(243, 18%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5B4CB
HEX#B5B4CB
RGBrgb(181, 180, 203)
HSLhsl(243, 18%, 75%)
HSVhsv(243, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.032 287.6)
LABlab(73.95% 3.75 -11.55)
LCHlch(73.95% 12.15 287.98)

What #B5B4CB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B5B4CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.21Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.5Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.79Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.22Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.57Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.83

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B5B4CB Channel Values

How #B5B4CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 180 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 18% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5B4CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5B4CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5B4CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5B4CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5B4CB
Complementary
#CACBB4
Analogous
#B4BECB
Analogous
#C0B4CB
Triadic
#CBB5B4
Triadic
#B4CBB5
Split comp.
#CBC0B4
Split comp.
#BECBB4

Tints & Shades of #B5B4CB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEBDD1
#CAC9D9
#D3D2E0
#DBDBE6
#E4E4EC
#F0F0F5

Shades

#9796B6
#7A78A1
#605E87
#494766
#333248
#1E1D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5B4CB.

How #B5B4CB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B5B4CB
Protanopia#B4B4CB
Protanomaly#B5B4CB
Deuteranopia#B4B4CB
Deuteranomaly#B5B4CB
Tritanopia#B2B7B7
Tritanomaly#B3B6BF
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #B5B4CB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b5b4cb: #B5B4CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5B4CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5b4cb': '#B5B4CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.706, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b5b4cb">#B5B4CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5B4CB"

More Blue Colors

#B5B4CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B5B4CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5B4CB?

#B5B4CB is a light blue — rgb(181, 180, 203) in RGB and hsl(243, 18%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #B5B4CB?

#B5B4CB is rgb(181, 180, 203) — red 181, green 180, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5B4CB?

#B5B4CB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5B4CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5B4CB scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5B4CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5B4CB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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