Colour
#B5BCD1
- #B5BCD1
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B5BCD1 is a blue with RGB values 181, 188, 209 and HSL 225°, 23%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B5BCD1#B5BCD1
HEX#B5BCD1
RGBrgb(181, 188, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7373, 0.8196
RGB percentages71%, 73.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(225, 23.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 13.4%, 82%)
CMYK13.4%, 10%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,910,353
CSS custom property--colour: #B5BCD1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4A432E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1CAB5
Analogous#B5CAD1, #BCB5D1
Triadic#D1B5BC, #BCD1B5
Split complementary#D1BCB5, #CAD1B5
Tetradic#D1B5CA, #D1CAB5, #B5D1BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G188
B209
Red181 (71%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)23.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G BC · B D1
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