What color is #B4CAEB?

#B4CAEB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CAEB?

The RGB value is 180, 202, 235: 180 red, 202 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CAEB?

The complementary color is #EBD5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CAEB color

#B4CAEB rgb(180, 202, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4CAEB is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.2% green and 92.2% blue (180, 202, 235).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#B4CAEB color codes

HEX	`#B4CAEB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 202, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, -0.35, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 18.76, 268.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.934, 57.941, 86.871)`
Decimal	`11848427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CAEB, 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 #B4CAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #B4CAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4caeb; }
.text { color: #b4caeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4caeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 202 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4caeb, #bab4eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4CAEB?: #B4CAEB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CAEB?: The RGB value is 180, 202, 235: 180 red, 202 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CAEB?: The complementary color is #EBD5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.