What color is #B8BFFF?

#B8BFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BFFF?

The RGB value is 184, 191, 255: 184 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BFFF?

The complementary color is #FFF8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BFFF color

#B8BFFF rgb(184, 191, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8BFFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 100% blue (184, 191, 255).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#B8BFFF color codes

HEX	`#B8BFFF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 191, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 11.43, -32.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 34.23, 289.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.443, 54.67, 102.167)`
Decimal	`12107775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BFFF, 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 #B8BFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #B8BFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bfff; }
.text { color: #b8bfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 191 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bfff, #d5b8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BFFF?: #B8BFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BFFF?: The RGB value is 184, 191, 255: 184 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BFFF?: The complementary color is #FFF8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.