#B5BCDE Color

#B5BCDE is rgb(181, 188, 222) in RGB and hsl(230, 38%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BCDE

HEX#B5BCDE

RGBrgb(181, 188, 222)

HSLhsl(230, 38%, 79%)

HSVhsv(230, 18%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.049 276.1)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BCDE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BCDE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BCDE Complementary#DED7B5 Analogous#B5D0DE Analogous#C3B5DE Triadic#DEB5BC Triadic#BCDEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BCDE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C5E3 #C7CCE6 #D1D5EA #DCDFEF #E6E9F4 #EDEFF7

Shades

#8E99CC #6B79BD #4A59A5 #39457F #283058 #181D35

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