#B5B5D9 Color

#B5B5D9 is rgb(181, 181, 217) in RGB and hsl(240, 32%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B5D9

HEX#B5B5D9

RGBrgb(181, 181, 217)

HSLhsl(240, 32%, 78%)

HSVhsv(240, 17%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.051 285.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B5D9 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 text10.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B5D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B5D9 Complementary#D9D9B5 Analogous#B5C7D9 Analogous#C7B5D9 Triadic#D9B5B5 Triadic#B5D9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B5D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFBFDE #C9C9E3 #D3D3E8 #DADAEC #E4E4F1 #EEEEF6

Shades

#9090C6 #6E6EB4 #50509B #3E3E79 #2B2B54 #1A1A32

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