What color is #B4C0EA?

#B4C0EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C0EA?

The RGB value is 180, 192, 234: 180 red, 192 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C0EA?

The complementary color is #EADEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C0EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C0EA color

#B4C0EA rgb(180, 192, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4C0EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.3% green and 91.8% blue (180, 192, 234).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#B4C0EA color codes

HEX	`#B4C0EA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 192, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, 4.79, -22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 22.72, 282.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.519, 53.342, 85.355)`
Decimal	`11845866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C0EA, 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 #B4C0EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C0EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #B4C0EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c0ea; }
.text { color: #b4c0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c0ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 192 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c0ea, #c3b4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4C0EA?: #B4C0EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C0EA?: The RGB value is 180, 192, 234: 180 red, 192 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C0EA?: The complementary color is #EADEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C0EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.