What color is #B5B4DE?

#B5B4DE 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 #B5B4DE?

The RGB value is 181, 180, 222: 181 red, 180 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B4DE?

The complementary color is #DDDEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B4DE color

#B5B4DE rgb(181, 180, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B4DE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.6% green and 87.1% blue (181, 180, 222).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#B5B4DE color codes

HEX	`#B5B4DE`
RGB	`rgb(181, 180, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, 8.93, -20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 22.73, 293.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.559, 47.74, 75.749)`
Decimal	`11908318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B4DE, 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 #B5B4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #B5B4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b4de; }
.text { color: #b5b4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 180 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b4de, #cab4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5B4DE?: #B5B4DE 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 #B5B4DE?: The RGB value is 181, 180, 222: 181 red, 180 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B4DE?: The complementary color is #DDDEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.