What color is #B7B4D7?

#B7B4D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B4D7?

The RGB value is 183, 180, 215: 183 red, 180 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B4D7?

The complementary color is #D4D7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B4D7 color

#B7B4D7 rgb(183, 180, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7B4D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 70.6% green and 84.3% blue (183, 180, 215).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 30% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#B7B4D7 color codes

HEX	`#B7B4D7`
RGB	`rgb(183, 180, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 70.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 30%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, 8.04, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 18.99, 295.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.113, 47.616, 70.933)`
Decimal	`12039383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B4D7, 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 #B7B4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #B7B4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b4d7; }
.text { color: #b7b4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 180 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b4d7, #c9b4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7B4D7?: #B7B4D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B4D7?: The RGB value is 183, 180, 215: 183 red, 180 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B4D7?: The complementary color is #D4D7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.