What color is #B5BCD1?

#B5BCD1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCD1?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 209: 181 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCD1?

The complementary color is #D1CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCD1 color

#B5BCD1 rgb(181, 188, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BCD1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 82% blue (181, 188, 209).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B5BCD1 color codes

HEX	`#B5BCD1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, 1.79, -11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 11.5, 278.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.545, 50.393, 67.478)`
Decimal	`11910353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCD1, 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 #B5BCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B5BCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bcd1; }
.text { color: #b5bcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bcd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bcd1, #bcb5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BCD1?: #B5BCD1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCD1?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 209: 181 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCD1?: The complementary color is #D1CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.