What color is #B0C4FF?

#B0C4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C4FF?

The RGB value is 176, 196, 255: 176 red, 196 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C4FF?

The complementary color is #FFEBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C4FF color

#B0C4FF rgb(176, 196, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0C4FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.9% green and 100% blue (176, 196, 255).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#B0C4FF color codes

HEX	`#B0C4FF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 196, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, 6.44, -31.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 31.86, 281.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.689, 55.928, 102.449)`
Decimal	`11584767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C4FF, 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 #B0C4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #B0C4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c4ff; }
.text { color: #b0c4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 196 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c4ff, #c4b0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0C4FF?: #B0C4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C4FF?: The RGB value is 176, 196, 255: 176 red, 196 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C4FF?: The complementary color is #FFEBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.