What color is #B7BED5?

#B7BED5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BED5?

The RGB value is 183, 190, 213: 183 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BED5?

The complementary color is #D5CEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BED5 color

#B7BED5 rgb(183, 190, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BED5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.5% green and 83.5% blue (183, 190, 213).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#B7BED5 color codes

HEX	`#B7BED5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 190, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, 2.2, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 12.53, 280.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.949, 51.698, 70.285)`
Decimal	`12041941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BED5, 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 #B7BED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #B7BED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bed5; }
.text { color: #b7bed5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bed5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 190 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bed5, #bfb7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7BED5?: #B7BED5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BED5?: The RGB value is 183, 190, 213: 183 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BED5?: The complementary color is #D5CEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.