#B5BAE3 Color

#B5BAE3 is rgb(181, 186, 227) in RGB and hsl(233, 45%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BAE3

HEX#B5BAE3

RGBrgb(181, 186, 227)

HSLhsl(233, 45%, 80%)

HSVhsv(233, 20%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.058 279.5)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BAE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BAE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BAE3 Complementary#E3DEB5 Analogous#B5D1E3 Analogous#C7B5E3 Triadic#E3B5BA Triadic#BAE3B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BAE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C5E7 #C8CCEA #D3D6EE #DADDF1 #E5E7F5 #EDEEF8

Shades

#8C95D4 #646FC4 #424FAE #343E89 #242B60 #151937

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