What color is #B8BFDC?

#B8BFDC is a light, desaturated blue known as Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stardust Evening?

The RGB value is 184, 191, 220: 184 red, 191 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stardust Evening?

The complementary color is #DCD5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stardust Evening color: hex code #B8BFDC

#B8BFDC rgb(184, 191, 220)

Shades of blue

Stardust Evening has the hex code #B8BFDC. It is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 86.3% blue (184, 191, 220).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC) color codes

HEX	`#B8BFDC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 191, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, 3.47, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 15.67, 282.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.313, 52.618, 75.149)`
Decimal	`12107740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stardust Evening, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8BFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8BFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bfdc; }
.text { color: #b8bfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 191 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bfdc, #c3b8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

See #B8BFDC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B8BFDC?: #B8BFDC is a light, desaturated blue known as Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stardust Evening?: The RGB value is 184, 191, 220: 184 red, 191 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stardust Evening?: The complementary color is #DCD5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.