What color is #B5C6F3?

#B5C6F3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5C6F3?

The RGB value is 181, 198, 243: 181 red, 198 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5C6F3?

The complementary color is #F3E2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5C6F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5C6F3 color

#B5C6F3 rgb(181, 198, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5C6F3 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 77.6% green and 95.3% blue (181, 198, 243).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#B5C6F3 color codes

HEX	`#B5C6F3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 198, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 77.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, 3.93, -24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 24.42, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.423, 56.681, 92.797)`
Decimal	`11912947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5C6F3, 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 #B5C6F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5C6F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #B5C6F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5c6f3; }
.text { color: #b5c6f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5c6f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 198 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5c6f3, #c3b5f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B5C6F3?: #B5C6F3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5C6F3?: The RGB value is 181, 198, 243: 181 red, 198 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5C6F3?: The complementary color is #F3E2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5C6F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.