#B5B8DE Color

#B5B8DE is rgb(181, 184, 222) in RGB and hsl(236, 38%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B8DE

HEX#B5B8DE

RGBrgb(181, 184, 222)

HSLhsl(236, 38%, 79%)

HSVhsv(236, 18%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.054 281.5)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B8DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B8DE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B8DE Complementary#DEDBB5 Analogous#B5CCDE Analogous#C7B5DE Triadic#DEB5B8 Triadic#B8DEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B8DE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C2E3 #C7C9E6 #D1D3EA #DCDDEF #E6E7F4 #EDEEF7

Shades

#8E93CC #6B71BD #4A50A5 #393E7F #282B58 #181A35

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