What color is #B2C1FF?

#B2C1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C1FF?

The RGB value is 178, 193, 255: 178 red, 193 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C1FF?

The complementary color is #FFF0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C1FF color

#B2C1FF rgb(178, 193, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2C1FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 75.7% green and 100% blue (178, 193, 255).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#B2C1FF color codes

HEX	`#B2C1FF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 193, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 75.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 24%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 8.63, -32.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 33.3, 285.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.475, 54.823, 102.247)`
Decimal	`11715071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C1FF, 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 #B2C1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #B2C1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c1ff; }
.text { color: #b2c1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 193 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c1ff, #cab2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B2C1FF?: #B2C1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C1FF?: The RGB value is 178, 193, 255: 178 red, 193 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C1FF?: The complementary color is #FFF0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.