What color is #B4C4EA?

#B4C4EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C4EA?

The RGB value is 180, 196, 234: 180 red, 196 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C4EA?

The complementary color is #EADAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C4EA color

#B4C4EA rgb(180, 196, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4C4EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 76.9% green and 91.8% blue (180, 196, 234).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#B4C4EA color codes

HEX	`#B4C4EA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 196, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 76.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.11, 2.64, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.11, 20.81, 277.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.41, 55.122, 85.652)`
Decimal	`11846890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C4EA, 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 #B4C4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #B4C4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c4ea; }
.text { color: #b4c4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 196 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c4ea, #bfb4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4C4EA?: #B4C4EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C4EA?: The RGB value is 180, 196, 234: 180 red, 196 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C4EA?: The complementary color is #EADAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.