What color is #B5B4CC?

#B5B4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B4CC?

The RGB value is 181, 180, 204: 181 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B4CC?

The complementary color is #CBCCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B4CC color

#B5B4CC rgb(181, 180, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B4CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.6% green and 80% blue (181, 180, 204).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#B5B4CC color codes

HEX	`#B5B4CC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 180, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, 5.07, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 13.01, 292.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.274, 46.826, 63.715)`
Decimal	`11908300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B4CC, 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 #B5B4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #B5B4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b4cc; }
.text { color: #b5b4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 180 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b4cc, #c1b4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5B4CC?: #B5B4CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B4CC?: The RGB value is 181, 180, 204: 181 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B4CC?: The complementary color is #CBCCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.