#B5BAED Color

#B5BAED is rgb(181, 186, 237) in RGB, hsl(235, 61%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5BAED

HEX#B5BAED

RGBrgb(181, 186, 237)

HSLhsl(235, 61%, 82%)

HSVhsv(235, 24%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.072 280.3)

LABlab(76.45% 6.35 -26.16)

LCHlch(76.45% 26.92 283.64)

What #B5BAED 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 #B5BAED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.31 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.1 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.03 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.54 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.11 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.26

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

#B5BAED Channel Values

How #B5BAED 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 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 235° · S 61% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 235° · S 24% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.87:1 vs white · 11.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5BAED 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5BAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5BAED; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B5BAED

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 #B5BAED 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#B5BAED

Protanopia#B9B9ED

Protanomaly#B8B9ED

Deuteranopia#B8B8ED

Deuteranomaly#B7B9ED

Tritanopia#ADC1C1

Tritanomaly#B0BED4

Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #B5BAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5baed: #B5BAED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5BAED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5baed': '#B5BAED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.729, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_b5baed">#B5BAED</color>

SVG fillfill="#B5BAED"

More Blue Colors

#B5BAED 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

#B5BAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5BAED?

#B5BAED is a lightest blue — rgb(181, 186, 237) in RGB and hsl(235, 61%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #B5BAED?

#B5BAED is rgb(181, 186, 237) — red 181, green 186, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5BAED?

#B5BAED converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5BAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5BAED scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5BAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5BAED 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 14.28, which is visibly different.

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