What color is #B4BEDD?

#B4BEDD 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 #B4BEDD?

The RGB value is 180, 190, 221: 180 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BEDD?

The complementary color is #DDD3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BEDD color

#B4BEDD rgb(180, 190, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4BEDD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.5% green and 86.7% blue (180, 190, 221).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#B4BEDD color codes

HEX	`#B4BEDD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, 2.96, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 16.89, 280.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.284, 51.75, 75.732)`
Decimal	`11845341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BEDD, 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 #B4BEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #B4BEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bedd; }
.text { color: #b4bedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bedd, #bfb4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4BEDD?: #B4BEDD 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 #B4BEDD?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 221: 180 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BEDD?: The complementary color is #DDD3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.