What color is #B0B4EC?

#B0B4EC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0B4EC?

The RGB value is 176, 180, 236: 176 red, 180 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B4EC?

The complementary color is #ECE8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B4EC color

#B0B4EC rgb(176, 180, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0B4EC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 70.6% green and 92.5% blue (176, 180, 236).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 61% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#B0B4EC color codes

HEX	`#B0B4EC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 180, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 70.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 61%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, 10.61, -28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 30.27, 290.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.362, 47.928, 85.991)`
Decimal	`11580652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B4EC, 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 #B0B4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #B0B4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b4ec; }
.text { color: #b0b4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 180 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b4ec, #cab0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0B4EC?: #B0B4EC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0B4EC?: The RGB value is 176, 180, 236: 176 red, 180 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B4EC?: The complementary color is #ECE8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.