What color is #B5B2D9?

#B5B2D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B2D9?

The RGB value is 181, 178, 217: 181 red, 178 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B2D9?

The complementary color is #D6D9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B2D9 color

#B5B2D9 rgb(181, 178, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B2D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 69.8% green and 85.1% blue (181, 178, 217).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#B5B2D9 color codes

HEX	`#B5B2D9`
RGB	`rgb(181, 178, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 69.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, 8.93, -19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 21.19, 294.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.498, 46.674, 72.139)`
Decimal	`11907801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B2D9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B5B2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B5B2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b2d9; }
.text { color: #b5b2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 178 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b2d9, #c9b2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5B2D9?: #B5B2D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B2D9?: The RGB value is 181, 178, 217: 181 red, 178 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B2D9?: The complementary color is #D6D9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.