What color is #B4BAD6?

#B4BAD6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BAD6?

The RGB value is 180, 186, 214: 180 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BAD6?

The complementary color is #D6D0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BAD6 color

#B4BAD6 rgb(180, 186, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4BAD6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.9% green and 83.9% blue (180, 186, 214).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#B4BAD6 color codes

HEX	`#B4BAD6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 186, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, 3.6, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 15.17, 283.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.516, 49.675, 70.638)`
Decimal	`11844310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BAD6, 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 #B4BAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #B4BAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bad6; }
.text { color: #b4bad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 186 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bad6, #bfb4d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4BAD6?: #B4BAD6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BAD6?: The RGB value is 180, 186, 214: 180 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BAD6?: The complementary color is #D6D0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.