What color is #B1E1FF?

#B1E1FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1E1FF?

The RGB value is 177, 225, 255: 177 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1E1FF?

The complementary color is #FFCFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1E1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1E1FF color

#B1E1FF rgb(177, 225, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1E1FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 88.2% green and 100% blue (177, 225, 255).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Droplet (#AADDFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#B1E1FF color codes

HEX	`#B1E1FF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 225, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 88.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.2, -8.64, -19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.2, 21.4, 246.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.101, 70.415, 104.855)`
Decimal	`11657727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1E1FF, 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 #B1E1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1E1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #B1E1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1e1ff; }
.text { color: #b1e1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1e1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 225 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1e1ff, #b1baff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1E1FF?: #B1E1FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Droplet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1E1FF?: The RGB value is 177, 225, 255: 177 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1E1FF?: The complementary color is #FFCFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1E1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.