What color is #B8BCEE?

#B8BCEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BCEE?

The RGB value is 184, 188, 238: 184 red, 188 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BCEE?

The complementary color is #EEEAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BCEE color

#B8BCEE rgb(184, 188, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8BCEE is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 73.7% green and 93.3% blue (184, 188, 238).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 61% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#B8BCEE color codes

HEX	`#B8BCEE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 188, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 73.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 61%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, 9.09, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 26.84, 289.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.179, 52.329, 88.171)`
Decimal	`12106990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BCEE, 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 #B8BCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #B8BCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bcee; }
.text { color: #b8bcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 188 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bcee, #cfb8ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BCEE?: #B8BCEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BCEE?: The RGB value is 184, 188, 238: 184 red, 188 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BCEE?: The complementary color is #EEEAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.