What color is #B8D3FA?

#B8D3FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D3FA?

The RGB value is 184, 211, 250: 184 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D3FA?

The complementary color is #FADFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D3FA color

#B8D3FA rgb(184, 211, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B8D3FA is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82.7% green and 98% blue (184, 211, 250).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#B8D3FA color codes

HEX	`#B8D3FA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 211, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, -0.51, -22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 22.05, 268.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.312, 63.679, 99.537)`
Decimal	`12112890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D3FA, 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 #B8D3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #B8D3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d3fa; }
.text { color: #b8d3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 211 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d3fa, #beb8fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8D3FA?: #B8D3FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D3FA?: The RGB value is 184, 211, 250: 184 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D3FA?: The complementary color is #FADFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.