What color is #B7BDE8?

#B7BDE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BDE8?

The RGB value is 183, 189, 232: 183 red, 189 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BDE8?

The complementary color is #E8E2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BDE8 color

#B7BDE8 rgb(183, 189, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7BDE8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.1% green and 91% blue (183, 189, 232).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 52% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#B7BDE8 color codes

HEX	`#B7BDE8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 189, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 52%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, 6.88, -22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 23.11, 287.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.288, 52.288, 83.666)`
Decimal	`12041704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BDE8, 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 #B7BDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #B7BDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bde8; }
.text { color: #b7bde8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bde8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 189 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bde8, #c9b7e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7BDE8?: #B7BDE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BDE8?: The RGB value is 183, 189, 232: 183 red, 189 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BDE8?: The complementary color is #E8E2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.