Information about #B5E5FD color

#B5E5FD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5E5FD falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 229, 253) — 71% red, 89.8% green, 99.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 9 / 0 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure, #B5E5FD is nearly as bright as white. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Diamond (#B9F2FF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Azure (#C2E0FF) and Uranian Blue (#AFDBF5).

The recipe behind #B5E5FD is rgb(181, 229, 253), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5E5FD: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #B5E5FD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5E5FD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B5E5FD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B5E5FD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Diamond color link
Diamond

#B9F2FF

Pale Azure color link
Pale Azure

#C2E0FF

Uranian Blue color link
Uranian Blue

#AFDBF5

Fresh Air color link
Fresh Air

#A6E7FF

Miranda Blue color link
Miranda Blue

#C2DCFF

Norah Blue color link
Norah Blue

#AEE4EE

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Resolutiion color link
Resolutiion

#BBD5FF

Soft Cyan color link
Soft Cyan

#B2F3F3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5E5FD
  • RGB181, 229, 253
  • CMYK28, 9, 0, 1
  • CSSrgb(181, 229, 253)
  • HSL200°, 95%, 85%
  • HSL Precise200°, 94.737%, 85.098%
  • HSV200°, 28%, 99%
  • HSB200°, 28%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.898, 0.992)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.898, 0.992, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.898, 0.992)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB99.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDB5E5FD
  • DECIMAL ID11920893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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