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#B5B0DE Lilac

The nearest named color to #B5B0DE is Lilac (#C8A2C8).

#B5B0DE

Lilac

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #B5B0DE?

HEX
#B5B0DE
RGB
rgb(181, 176, 222)
HSL
hsl(247, 41%, 78%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.065 290)
CMYK
18, 21, 0, 13

#B5B0DE has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 against white and 10.23:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #B5B0DE
#B5B0DE
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.5AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #B5B0DE · 8.5:1

Tints and shades of #B5B0DE

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F5F4FF
  2. #D4CFFE
  3. #B5B0DE
  4. #9792BF
  5. #7B75A0
  6. #5F5A83
  7. #453F66
  8. #2D264B
  9. #160F31

Colors that go with #B5B0DE

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Lilac, #B5B0DE and Medium Turquoise, #76BDC6 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --lilac-1: #B5B0DE; /* Lilac */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #B5B0DE

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (23)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (6)