Colour
#B5BCD9
- #B5BCD9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B5BCD9 is a blue with RGB values 181, 188, 217 and HSL 228°, 32%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B5BCD9#B5BCD9
HEX#B5BCD9
RGBrgb(181, 188, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7373, 0.851
RGB percentages71%, 73.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(228.3, 32.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 16.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK16.6%, 13.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,910,361
CSS custom property--colour: #B5BCD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4A4326
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9D2B5
Analogous#B5CED9, #C0B5D9
Triadic#D9B5BC, #BCD9B5
Split complementary#D9C0B5, #CED9B5
Tetradic#D9B5CE, #D9D2B5, #B5D9C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G188
B217
Red181 (71%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)32.14%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G BC · B D9
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