What color is #B4CAFE?

#B4CAFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CAFE?

The RGB value is 180, 202, 254: 180 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CAFE?

The complementary color is #FEE8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CAFE color

#B4CAFE rgb(180, 202, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4CAFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.2% green and 99.6% blue (180, 202, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#B4CAFE color codes

HEX	`#B4CAFE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 202, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.2%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, 4.08, -27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 28.22, 278.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.827, 59.098, 102.107)`
Decimal	`11848446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CAFE, 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 #B4CAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #B4CAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cafe; }
.text { color: #b4cafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 202 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cafe, #c3b4fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4CAFE?: #B4CAFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CAFE?: The RGB value is 180, 202, 254: 180 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CAFE?: The complementary color is #FEE8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.