#B5BCD4 Color

#B5BCD4 is rgb(181, 188, 212) in RGB and hsl(226, 26%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BCD4

HEX#B5BCD4

RGBrgb(181, 188, 212)

HSLhsl(226, 26%, 77%)

HSVhsv(226, 15%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.035 272.7)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BCD4 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 text11.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BCD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BCD4 Complementary#D4CCB5 Analogous#B5CBD4 Analogous#BDB5D4 Triadic#D4B5BC Triadic#BCD4B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BCD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC5D9 #C8CEDF #D2D6E5 #DCDFEA #E5E8F0 #EFF0F6

Shades

#959FC1 #727FAC #576594 #424D70 #2F3750 #1A1F2D

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