What color is #B5B8CF?

#B5B8CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B8CF?

The RGB value is 181, 184, 207: 181 red, 184 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B8CF?

The complementary color is #CFCCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B8CF color

#B5B8CF rgb(181, 184, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B8CF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.2% green and 81.2% blue (181, 184, 207).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#B5B8CF color codes

HEX	`#B5B8CF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 184, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.21, 3.53, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.21, 12.43, 286.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.457, 48.609, 65.902)`
Decimal	`11909327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B8CF, 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 #B5B8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #B5B8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b8cf; }
.text { color: #b5b8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 184 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b8cf, #bfb5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5B8CF?: #B5B8CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B8CF?: The RGB value is 181, 184, 207: 181 red, 184 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B8CF?: The complementary color is #CFCCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.