#B5CBE8 Color

#B5CBE8 is rgb(181, 203, 232) in RGB and hsl(214, 53%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5CBE8

HEX#B5CBE8

RGBrgb(181, 203, 232)

HSLhsl(214, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(214, 22%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.047 255.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5CBE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5CBE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5CBE8 Complementary#E8D2B5 Analogous#B5E5E8 Analogous#B8B5E8 Triadic#E8B5CB Triadic#CBE8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5CBE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDD1EB #C8D9EE #D0DEF1 #DCE6F4 #E4ECF7 #EFF4FA

Shades

#8AADDB #5F8FCE #3A72BB #2C5890 #1F3E65 #12243B

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