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#B5BBCF Color

#B5BBCF is rgb(181, 187, 207) in RGB, hsl(226, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5BBCF
HEX#B5BBCF
RGBrgb(181, 187, 207)
HSLhsl(226, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(226, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.029 272.4)
LABlab(75.88% 0.83 -10.86)
LCHlch(75.88% 10.90 274.38)

What #B5BBCF 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 #B5BBCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.72Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.92Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.37Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.95Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.7Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.82

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

#B5BBCF Channel Values

How #B5BBCF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 187 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5BBCF 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5BBCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5BBCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5BBCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5BBCF
Complementary
#CFC9B5
Analogous
#B5C8CF
Analogous
#BCB5CF
Triadic
#CFB5BB
Triadic
#BBCFB5
Split comp.
#CFBCB5
Split comp.
#C8CFB5

Tints & Shades of #B5BBCF

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

#BEC3D5
#C7CCDB
#D1D4E1
#DDE0E9
#E6E8EF
#F0F1F5

Shades

#969FBB
#747FA4
#5B668B
#474F6C
#32394D
#1C202B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5BBCF.

How #B5BBCF 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#B5BBCF
Protanopia#BABACF
Protanomaly#B8BACF
Deuteranopia#B9B9CF
Deuteranomaly#B7BACF
Tritanopia#B2BEBE
Tritanomaly#B3BDC5
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5BBCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5bbcf: #B5BBCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5BBCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5bbcf': '#B5BBCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.733, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b5bbcf">#B5BBCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5BBCF"

More Blue Colors

#B5BBCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B5BBCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5BBCF?

#B5BBCF is a light blue — rgb(181, 187, 207) in RGB and hsl(226, 21%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBCF?

#B5BBCF is rgb(181, 187, 207) — red 181, green 187, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5BBCF?

#B5BBCF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5BBCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5BBCF scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5BBCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5BBCF 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 6.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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