What color is #B8BBDB?

#B8BBDB 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 #B8BBDB?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 219: 184 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBDB?

The complementary color is #DBD8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BBDB color

#B8BBDB rgb(184, 187, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8BBDB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (184, 187, 219).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#B8BBDB color codes

HEX	`#B8BBDB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, 5.42, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 17.22, 288.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.321, 50.845, 74.167)`
Decimal	`12106715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BBDB, 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 #B8BBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #B8BBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bbdb; }
.text { color: #b8bbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bbdb, #c7b8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BBDB?: #B8BBDB 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 #B8BBDB?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 219: 184 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BBDB?: The complementary color is #DBD8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.