What color is #B1B8E8?

#B1B8E8 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 #B1B8E8?

The RGB value is 177, 184, 232: 177 red, 184 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B8E8?

The complementary color is #E8E1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B8E8 color

#B1B8E8 rgb(177, 184, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1B8E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.2% green and 91% blue (177, 184, 232).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 54% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#B1B8E8 color codes

HEX	`#B1B8E8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 184, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 54%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, 7.78, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 25.92, 287.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.834, 49.453, 83.248)`
Decimal	`11647208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B8E8, 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 #B1B8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #B1B8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b8e8; }
.text { color: #b1b8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 184 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b8e8, #c6b1e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1B8E8?: #B1B8E8 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 #B1B8E8?: The RGB value is 177, 184, 232: 177 red, 184 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B8E8?: The complementary color is #E8E1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.