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#B5CDFF closest to Night Snow

#B5CDFF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Night Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 80.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(181, 205, 255)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B5CDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.14:1.

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Variations of #B5CDFF

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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#B5CDFF 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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#B5CDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5CDFF 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 #B6CAFE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDD0FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BACFFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6CAFE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6CBFE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1D7DE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AED1F0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7CDDB

#B5CDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#B5CDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.14:1 Super#B5CDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5CDFF in CSS

/* Night Snow */
.color { color: #B5CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #B5CDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5CDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 205 255);
color: hsl(221 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.075 264.8);

#B5CDFF FAQ

What color is #B5CDFF?

#B5CDFF is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Night Snow. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5CDFF?

#B5CDFF is rgb(181, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(221, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5CDFF?

The complementary color of #B5CDFF is #FFE7B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5CDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5CDFF: 13.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5CDFF a warm or cool color?

#B5CDFF is a cool color.