What color is #B8C2F0?

#B8C2F0 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 #B8C2F0?

The RGB value is 184, 194, 240: 184 red, 194 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C2F0?

The complementary color is #F0E6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C2F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C2F0 color

#B8C2F0 rgb(184, 194, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8C2F0 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.1% green and 94.1% blue (184, 194, 240).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 65% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#B8C2F0 color codes

HEX	`#B8C2F0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 194, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.1%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 65%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, 6.29, -23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 24.7, 284.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.783, 55.064, 90.163)`
Decimal	`12108528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C2F0, 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 #B8C2F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C2F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #B8C2F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c2f0; }
.text { color: #b8c2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c2f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 194 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c2f0, #cab8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C2F0?: #B8C2F0 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 #B8C2F0?: The RGB value is 184, 194, 240: 184 red, 194 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C2F0?: The complementary color is #F0E6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C2F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.