#B5CDE3 Color

#B5CDE3 is rgb(181, 205, 227) in RGB and hsl(209, 45%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5CDE3

HEX#B5CDE3

RGBrgb(181, 205, 227)

HSLhsl(209, 45%, 80%)

HSVhsv(209, 20%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.04 246)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5CDE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5CDE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5CDE3 Complementary#E3CBB5 Analogous#B5E3E2 Analogous#B5B6E3 Triadic#E3B5CD Triadic#CDE3B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5CDE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0D4E7 #C8D9EA #D3E1EE #DAE6F1 #E5EDF5 #EDF2F8

Shades

#8CB1D4 #6496C4 #427AAE #346089 #244360 #152737

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