What color is #B7B7DC?

#B7B7DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7B7DC?

The RGB value is 183, 183, 220: 183 red, 183 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7B7DC?

The complementary color is #DCDCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7B7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7B7DC color

#B7B7DC rgb(183, 183, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7B7DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 71.8% green and 86.3% blue (183, 183, 220).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B7B7DC color codes

HEX	`#B7B7DC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 183, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 71.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 7.49, -18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 19.97, 292.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.377, 49.101, 74.572)`
Decimal	`12040156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7B7DC, 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 #B7B7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7B7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B7B7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7b7dc; }
.text { color: #b7b7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7b7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 183 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7b7dc, #cab7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7B7DC?: #B7B7DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7B7DC?: The RGB value is 183, 183, 220: 183 red, 183 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7B7DC?: The complementary color is #DCDCB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7B7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.