What color is #B8BED6?

#B8BED6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BED6?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 214: 184 red, 190 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BED6?

The complementary color is #D6D0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BED6 color

#B8BED6 rgb(184, 190, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BED6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 83.9% blue (184, 190, 214).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#B8BED6 color codes

HEX	`#B8BED6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 2.73, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 13, 282.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.315, 51.872, 70.967)`
Decimal	`12107478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BED6, 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 #B8BED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #B8BED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bed6; }
.text { color: #b8bed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bed6, #c1b8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8BED6?: #B8BED6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BED6?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 214: 184 red, 190 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BED6?: The complementary color is #D6D0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.