What color is #B5BEDA?

#B5BEDA 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 #B5BEDA?

The RGB value is 181, 190, 218: 181 red, 190 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BEDA?

The complementary color is #DAD1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BEDA color

#B5BEDA rgb(181, 190, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5BEDA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 74.5% green and 85.5% blue (181, 190, 218).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B5BEDA color codes

HEX	`#B5BEDA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 190, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 74.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 2.63, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 15.27, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.121, 51.712, 73.657)`
Decimal	`11910874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BEDA, 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 #B5BEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B5BEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5beda; }
.text { color: #b5beda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5beda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 190 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5beda, #bfb5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B5BEDA?: #B5BEDA 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 #B5BEDA?: The RGB value is 181, 190, 218: 181 red, 190 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BEDA?: The complementary color is #DAD1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.