What color is #B7CAFD?

#B7CAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CAFD?

The RGB value is 183, 202, 253: 183 red, 202 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CAFD?

The complementary color is #FDEAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CAFD color

#B7CAFD rgb(183, 202, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7CAFD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.2% green and 99.2% blue (183, 202, 253).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#B7CAFD color codes

HEX	`#B7CAFD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 202, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.51, 4.71, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.51, 27.53, 279.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.374, 59.398, 101.299)`
Decimal	`12045053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CAFD, 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 #B7CAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #B7CAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cafd; }
.text { color: #b7cafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 202 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cafd, #c7b7fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7CAFD?: #B7CAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CAFD?: The RGB value is 183, 202, 253: 183 red, 202 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CAFD?: The complementary color is #FDEAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.