What color is #B1BAD4?

#B1BAD4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BAD4?

The RGB value is 177, 186, 212: 177 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BAD4?

The complementary color is #D4CBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BAD4 color

#B1BAD4 rgb(177, 186, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1BAD4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (177, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 29% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#B1BAD4 color codes

HEX	`#B1BAD4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 29%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, 2.21, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 14.28, 278.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.571, 49.218, 69.268)`
Decimal	`11647700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BAD4, 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 #B1BAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #B1BAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bad4; }
.text { color: #b1bad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bad4, #bab1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1BAD4?: #B1BAD4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BAD4?: The RGB value is 177, 186, 212: 177 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BAD4?: The complementary color is #D4CBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.