What color is #B1BFD6?

#B1BFD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BFD6?

The RGB value is 177, 191, 214: 177 red, 191 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BFD6?

The complementary color is #D6C8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BFD6 color

#B1BFD6 rgb(177, 191, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1BFD6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.9% green and 83.9% blue (177, 191, 214).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B1BFD6 color codes

HEX	`#B1BFD6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 191, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -0.05, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 13.13, 269.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.897, 51.463, 70.962)`
Decimal	`11648982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BFD6, 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 #B1BFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B1BFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bfd6; }
.text { color: #b1bfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 191 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bfd6, #b6b1d6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1BFD6?: #B1BFD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BFD6?: The RGB value is 177, 191, 214: 177 red, 191 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BFD6?: The complementary color is #D6C8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.