#B5BAE3 Color

#B5BAE3 is rgb(181, 186, 227) in RGB, hsl(233, 45%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5BAE3

HEX#B5BAE3

RGBrgb(181, 186, 227)

HSLhsl(233, 45%, 80%)

HSVhsv(233, 20%, 89%)

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

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.058 279.5)

LABlab(76.15% 4.61 -21.23)

LCHlch(76.15% 21.72 282.26)

What #B5BAE3 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 #B5BAE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.46 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.21 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.75 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.08 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.72 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.32

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

#B5BAE3 Channel Values

How #B5BAE3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 186 · B 227	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 233° · S 45% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 233° · S 20% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.89:1 vs white · 11.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 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. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

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Colors That Go With #B5BAE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5BAE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B5BAE3

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

Shades

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How #B5BAE3 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#B5BAE3

Protanopia#B9B9E3

Protanomaly#B8B9E3

Deuteranopia#B8B8E3

Deuteranomaly#B7B9E3

Tritanopia#AFC0C0

Tritanomaly#B1BECF

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #B5BAE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5bae3: #B5BAE3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5BAE3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5bae3': '#B5BAE3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.729, blue: 0.890)

Android XML<color name="color_b5bae3">#B5BAE3</color>

SVG fillfill="#B5BAE3"

More Blue Colors

#B5BAE3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#B5BAE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5BAE3?

#B5BAE3 is a lightest blue — rgb(181, 186, 227) in RGB and hsl(233, 45%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #B5BAE3?

#B5BAE3 is rgb(181, 186, 227) — red 181, green 186, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5BAE3?

#B5BAE3 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5BAE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5BAE3 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5BAE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5BAE3 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 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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