What color is #B2C3E6?

#B2C3E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C3E6?

The RGB value is 178, 195, 230: 178 red, 195 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C3E6?

The complementary color is #E6D5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C3E6 color

#B2C3E6 rgb(178, 195, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2C3E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.5% green and 90.2% blue (178, 195, 230).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 51% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#B2C3E6 color codes

HEX	`#B2C3E6`
RGB	`rgb(178, 195, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 51%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 23%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, 1.66, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 19.38, 274.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.154, 54.207, 82.563)`
Decimal	`11715558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C3E6, 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 #B2C3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #B2C3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c3e6; }
.text { color: #b2c3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 195 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c3e6, #bbb2e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2C3E6?: #B2C3E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C3E6?: The RGB value is 178, 195, 230: 178 red, 195 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C3E6?: The complementary color is #E6D5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.