What color is #B8BBDE?

#B8BBDE 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 #B8BBDE?

The RGB value is 184, 187, 222: 184 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BBDE?

The complementary color is #DEDBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BBDE color

#B8BBDE rgb(184, 187, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8BBDE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.3% green and 87.1% blue (184, 187, 222).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#B8BBDE color codes

HEX	`#B8BBDE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 187, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, 6.06, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 18.83, 288.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.719, 51.004, 76.266)`
Decimal	`12106718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BBDE, 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 #B8BBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #B8BBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bbde; }
.text { color: #b8bbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 187 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bbde, #c8b8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BBDE?: #B8BBDE 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 #B8BBDE?: The RGB value is 184, 187, 222: 184 red, 187 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BBDE?: The complementary color is #DEDBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.