What color is #B4BCD5?

#B4BCD5 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 #B4BCD5?

The RGB value is 180, 188, 213: 180 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BCD5?

The complementary color is #D5CDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BCD5 color

#B4BCD5 rgb(180, 188, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4BCD5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 73.7% green and 83.5% blue (180, 188, 213).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#B4BCD5 color codes

HEX	`#B4BCD5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 188, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 73.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, 2.31, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 13.66, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.813, 50.473, 70.108)`
Decimal	`11844821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BCD5, 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 #B4BCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #B4BCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bcd5; }
.text { color: #b4bcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bcd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 188 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bcd5, #bdb4d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4BCD5?: #B4BCD5 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 #B4BCD5?: The RGB value is 180, 188, 213: 180 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BCD5?: The complementary color is #D5CDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.