What color is #B6BCF9?

#B6BCF9 is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6BCF9?

The RGB value is 182, 188, 249: 182 red, 188 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6BCF9?

The complementary color is #F9F3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6BCF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6BCF9 color

#B6BCF9 rgb(182, 188, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6BCF9 is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 73.7% green and 97.6% blue (182, 188, 249).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 85% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#B6BCF9 color codes

HEX	`#B6BCF9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 188, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 73.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 85%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 27%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 24%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, 11.06, -30.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 32.72, 289.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.369, 52.75, 96.921)`
Decimal	`11975929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6BCF9, 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 #B6BCF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6BCF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #B6BCF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6bcf9; }
.text { color: #b6bcf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6bcf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 188 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6bcf9, #d2b6f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6BCF9?: #B6BCF9 is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6BCF9?: The RGB value is 182, 188, 249: 182 red, 188 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6BCF9?: The complementary color is #F9F3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6BCF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.