What color is #B5BAE6?

#B5BAE6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BAE6?

The RGB value is 181, 186, 230: 181 red, 186 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BAE6?

The complementary color is #E6E1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BAE6 color

#B5BAE6 rgb(181, 186, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5BAE6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 72.9% green and 90.2% blue (181, 186, 230).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 49% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#B5BAE6 color codes

HEX	`#B5BAE6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 186, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 72.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 49%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.47, 7.45, -22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.47, 23.69, 288.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.894, 50.654, 81.943)`
Decimal	`11909862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BAE6, 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 #B5BAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #B5BAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bae6; }
.text { color: #b5bae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 186 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bae6, #c9b5e6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5BAE6?: #B5BAE6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BAE6?: The RGB value is 181, 186, 230: 181 red, 186 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BAE6?: The complementary color is #E6E1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.