#B5BAD9 Color

#B5BAD9 is rgb(181, 186, 217) in RGB and hsl(232, 32%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BAD9

HEX#B5BAD9

RGBrgb(181, 186, 217)

HSLhsl(232, 32%, 78%)

HSVhsv(232, 17%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.044 278.1)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BAD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BAD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BAD9 Complementary#D9D4B5 Analogous#B5CCD9 Analogous#C2B5D9 Triadic#D9B5BA Triadic#BAD9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BAD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC3DE #C9CDE3 #D3D6E8 #DADCEC #E4E6F1 #EEEFF6

Shades

#9097C6 #6E78B4 #505A9B #3E4679 #2B3154 #1A1D32

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