What color is #B4C1E1?

#B4C1E1 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 #B4C1E1?

The RGB value is 180, 193, 225: 180 red, 193 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C1E1?

The complementary color is #E1D4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C1E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C1E1 color

#B4C1E1 rgb(180, 193, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4C1E1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.7% green and 88.2% blue (180, 193, 225).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#B4C1E1 color codes

HEX	`#B4C1E1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 193, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, 2.23, -17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 17.56, 277.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.48, 53.278, 78.791)`
Decimal	`11846113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C1E1, 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 #B4C1E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C1E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #B4C1E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c1e1; }
.text { color: #b4c1e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c1e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 193 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c1e1, #beb4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4C1E1?: #B4C1E1 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 #B4C1E1?: The RGB value is 180, 193, 225: 180 red, 193 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C1E1?: The complementary color is #E1D4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C1E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.