What color is #B7C5E4?

#B7C5E4 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 #B7C5E4?

The RGB value is 183, 197, 228: 183 red, 197 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C5E4?

The complementary color is #E4D6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C5E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C5E4 color

#B7C5E4 rgb(183, 197, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7C5E4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 77.3% green and 89.4% blue (183, 197, 228).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#B7C5E4 color codes

HEX	`#B7C5E4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 197, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 77.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.39, 1.68, -16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.39, 17.07, 275.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.495, 55.6, 81.297)`
Decimal	`12043748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C5E4, 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 #B7C5E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C5E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #B7C5E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c5e4; }
.text { color: #b7c5e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c5e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 197 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c5e4, #bfb7e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7C5E4?: #B7C5E4 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 #B7C5E4?: The RGB value is 183, 197, 228: 183 red, 197 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C5E4?: The complementary color is #E4D6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C5E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.