What color is #B7BCDE?

#B7BCDE 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 #B7BCDE?

The RGB value is 183, 188, 222: 183 red, 188 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BCDE?

The complementary color is #DED9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BCDE color

#B7BCDE rgb(183, 188, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7BCDE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.7% green and 87.1% blue (183, 188, 222).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#B7BCDE color codes

HEX	`#B7BCDE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 188, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, 5.21, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 18.31, 286.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.693, 51.307, 76.326)`
Decimal	`12041438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BCDE, 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 #B7BCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #B7BCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bcde; }
.text { color: #b7bcde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bcde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 188 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bcde, #c6b7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7BCDE?: #B7BCDE 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 #B7BCDE?: The RGB value is 183, 188, 222: 183 red, 188 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BCDE?: The complementary color is #DED9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.