What color is #B5B8D2?

#B5B8D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B8D2?

The RGB value is 181, 184, 210: 181 red, 184 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B8D2?

The complementary color is #D2CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B8D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B8D2 color

#B5B8D2 rgb(181, 184, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B8D2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.2% green and 82.4% blue (181, 184, 210).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#B5B8D2 color codes

HEX	`#B5B8D2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 184, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, 4.16, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 14.05, 287.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.827, 48.757, 67.852)`
Decimal	`11909330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B8D2, 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 #B5B8D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B8D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #B5B8D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b8d2; }
.text { color: #b5b8d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b8d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 184 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b8d2, #c1b5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5B8D2?: #B5B8D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B8D2?: The RGB value is 181, 184, 210: 181 red, 184 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B8D2?: The complementary color is #D2CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B8D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.