#B5C8E8 Color

#B5C8E8 is rgb(181, 200, 232) in RGB and hsl(218, 53%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C8E8

HEX#B5C8E8

RGBrgb(181, 200, 232)

HSLhsl(218, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(218, 22%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.05 260.9)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C8E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C8E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C8E8 Complementary#E8D5B5 Analogous#B5E1E8 Analogous#BCB5E8 Triadic#E8B5C8 Triadic#C8E8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C8E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDCEEB #C8D6EE #D0DCF1 #DCE5F4 #E4EBF7 #EFF3FA

Shades

#8AA8DB #5F88CE #3A69BB #2C5190 #1F3965 #12213B

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