What color is #B5B9DA?

#B5B9DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B9DA?

The RGB value is 181, 185, 218: 181 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B9DA?

The complementary color is #DAD6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B9DA color

#B5B9DA rgb(181, 185, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5B9DA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.5% green and 85.5% blue (181, 185, 218).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 10.92:1).

#B5B9DA color codes

HEX	`#B5B9DA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 185, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.81, 5.33, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.81, 17.81, 287.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.057, 49.583, 73.302)`
Decimal	`11909594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B9DA, 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 #B5B9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #B5B9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b9da; }
.text { color: #b5b9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 185 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b9da, #c4b5da); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5B9DA?: #B5B9DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B9DA?: The RGB value is 181, 185, 218: 181 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B9DA?: The complementary color is #DAD6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.