What color is #B8BCDF?

#B8BCDF 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 #B8BCDF?

The RGB value is 184, 188, 223: 184 red, 188 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BCDF?

The complementary color is #DFDBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BCDF color

#B8BCDF rgb(184, 188, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8BCDF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.7% green and 87.5% blue (184, 188, 223).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 38% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#B8BCDF color codes

HEX	`#B8BCDF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 188, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 38%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.97, 5.74, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.97, 18.82, 287.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.067, 51.484, 77.045)`
Decimal	`12106975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BCDF, 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 #B8BCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #B8BCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bcdf; }
.text { color: #b8bcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 188 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bcdf, #c8b8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BCDF?: #B8BCDF 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 #B8BCDF?: The RGB value is 184, 188, 223: 184 red, 188 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BCDF?: The complementary color is #DFDBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.