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#B5C8EA closest to Breeze

#B5C8EA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(181, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 56% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #B5C8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.41:1.

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Variations of #B5C8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5C8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5C8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5C8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8C5E9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCAEC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC9EB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C5E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7C6EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7CFD3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0CBE0
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C7D0

#B5C8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#B5C8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.41:1 Super#B5C8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5C8EA in CSS

/* Breeze */
.color { color: #B5C8EA; }
.background { background-color: #B5C8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5C8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 200 234);
color: hsl(218 56% 81%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.052 262.1);

#B5C8EA FAQ

What color is #B5C8EA?

#B5C8EA is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Breeze. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5C8EA?

#B5C8EA is rgb(181, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(218, 56%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5C8EA?

The complementary color of #B5C8EA is #EAD7B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5C8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5C8EA: 12.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5C8EA a warm or cool color?

#B5C8EA is a cool color.