Recognised as Colour
#B5B1DA
- #B5B1DA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B5B1DA is a blue with RGB values 181, 177, 218 and HSL 246°, 36%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B5B1DA#B5B1DA
HEX#B5B1DA
RGBrgb(181, 177, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6941, 0.8549
RGB percentages71%, 69.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(245.9, 35.7%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 18.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK17%, 18.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,546
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B1DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4A4E25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DAB1
Analogous#B1C1DA, #CAB1DA
Triadic#DAB5B1, #B1DAB5
Split complementary#DACAB1, #C2DAB1
Tetradic#DAB1C2, #D6DAB1, #B1DACA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G177
B218
Red181 (71%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue245.85°
Saturation (HSL)35.65%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G B1 · B DA
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