#B5E1E8 Color

#B5E1E8 is rgb(181, 225, 232) in RGB and hsl(188, 53%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is PowderBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5E1E8

HEX#B5E1E8

RGBrgb(181, 225, 232)

HSLhsl(188, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(188, 22%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.047 208.2)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5E1E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text14.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5E1E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5E1E8 Complementary#E8BCB5 Analogous#B5E8D5 Analogous#B5C8E8 Triadic#E8B5E1 Triadic#E1E8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5E1E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDE4EB #C8E9EE #D0ECF1 #DCF1F4 #E4F4F7 #EFF9FA

Shades

#8AD0DB #5FBFCE #3AAABB #2C8390 #1F5C65 #12353B

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