What color is #B8C9E5?

#B8C9E5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C9E5?

The RGB value is 184, 201, 229: 184 red, 201 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C9E5?

The complementary color is #E5D4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C9E5 color

#B8C9E5 rgb(184, 201, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8C9E5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 78.8% green and 89.8% blue (184, 201, 229).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#B8C9E5 color codes

HEX	`#B8C9E5`
RGB	`rgb(184, 201, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 78.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.53, 0.07, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.53, 15.79, 270.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.793, 57.62, 82.348)`
Decimal	`12110309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C9E5, 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 #B8C9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #B8C9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c9e5; }
.text { color: #b8c9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 201 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c9e5, #beb8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C9E5?: #B8C9E5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C9E5?: The RGB value is 184, 201, 229: 184 red, 201 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C9E5?: The complementary color is #E5D4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.