What color is #B4C4F1?

#B4C4F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C4F1?

The RGB value is 180, 196, 241: 180 red, 196 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C4F1?

The complementary color is #F1E1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C4F1 color

#B4C4F1 rgb(180, 196, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4C4F1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 76.9% green and 94.5% blue (180, 196, 241).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 69% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#B4C4F1 color codes

HEX	`#B4C4F1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 196, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 76.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 69%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 25%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, 4.25, -24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 24.41, 280.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.435, 55.533, 91.053)`
Decimal	`11846897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C4F1, 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 #B4C4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #B4C4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c4f1; }
.text { color: #b4c4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 196 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c4f1, #c3b4f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B4C4F1?: #B4C4F1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C4F1?: The RGB value is 180, 196, 241: 180 red, 196 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C4F1?: The complementary color is #F1E1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.