#B5BDD9 Color

#B5BDD9 is rgb(181, 189, 217) in RGB and hsl(227, 32%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BDD9

HEX#B5BDD9

RGBrgb(181, 189, 217)

HSLhsl(227, 32%, 78%)

HSVhsv(227, 17%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.041 272.8)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BDD9 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 text11.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BDD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BDD9 Complementary#D9D1B5 Analogous#B5CFD9 Analogous#BFB5D9 Triadic#D9B5BD Triadic#BDD9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BDD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC6DE #C9CFE3 #D3D8E8 #DADEEC #E4E7F1 #EEF0F6

Shades

#909CC6 #6E7DB4 #50609B #3E4B79 #2B3454 #1A1F32

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