What color is #B5B6D1?

#B5B6D1 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 #B5B6D1?

The RGB value is 181, 182, 209: 181 red, 182 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B6D1?

The complementary color is #D1D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B6D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B6D1 color

#B5B6D1 rgb(181, 182, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B6D1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 71.4% green and 82% blue (181, 182, 209).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#B5B6D1 color codes

HEX	`#B5B6D1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 182, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 71.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.75, 5.03, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.75, 14.59, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.29, 47.883, 67.06)`
Decimal	`11908817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B6D1, 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 #B5B6D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B6D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #B5B6D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b6d1; }
.text { color: #b5b6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b6d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 182 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b6d1, #c2b5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5B6D1?: #B5B6D1 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 #B5B6D1?: The RGB value is 181, 182, 209: 181 red, 182 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B6D1?: The complementary color is #D1D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B6D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.