What color is #B4B5CE?

#B4B5CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B5CE?

The RGB value is 180, 181, 206: 180 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B5CE?

The complementary color is #CECDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B5CE color

#B4B5CE rgb(180, 181, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4B5CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 71% green and 80.8% blue (180, 181, 206).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#B4B5CE color codes

HEX	`#B4B5CE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 181, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 71%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, 4.62, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 13.53, 289.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.484, 47.207, 65.043)`
Decimal	`11843022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B5CE, 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 #B4B5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #B4B5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b5ce; }
.text { color: #b4b5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 181 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b5ce, #c0b4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4B5CE?: #B4B5CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B5CE?: The RGB value is 180, 181, 206: 180 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B5CE?: The complementary color is #CECDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.