What color is #B4B7E6?

#B4B7E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B7E6?

The RGB value is 180, 183, 230: 180 red, 183 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B7E6?

The complementary color is #E6E3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B7E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B7E6 color

#B4B7E6 rgb(180, 183, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4B7E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 71.8% green and 90.2% blue (180, 183, 230).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#B4B7E6 color codes

HEX	`#B4B7E6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 183, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 71.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, 8.78, -23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 25.35, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.035, 49.283, 81.724)`
Decimal	`11843558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B7E6, 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 #B4B7E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B7E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #B4B7E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b7e6; }
.text { color: #b4b7e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b7e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 183 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b7e6, #cab4e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4B7E6?: #B4B7E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B7E6?: The RGB value is 180, 183, 230: 180 red, 183 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B7E6?: The complementary color is #E6E3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B7E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.