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#B0B1CF Color

#B0B1CF is rgb(176, 177, 207) in RGB, hsl(238, 24%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0B1CF
HEX#B0B1CF
RGBrgb(176, 177, 207)
HSLhsl(238, 24%, 75%)
HSVhsv(238, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.043 283.8)
LABlab(72.87% 4.19 -15.38)
LCHlch(72.87% 15.94 285.23)

What #B0B1CF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B0B1CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.06Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.91Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.08Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.15Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.24Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.31

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B0B1CF Channel Values

How #B0B1CF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 177 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 24% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0B1CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0B1CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0B1CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0B1CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0B1CF
Complementary
#CFCEB0
Analogous
#B0C0CF
Analogous
#BEB0CF
Triadic
#CFB0B1
Triadic
#B1CFB0
Split comp.
#CFBEB0
Split comp.
#C0CFB0

Tints & Shades of #B0B1CF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9BAD4
#C6C7DC
#D0D0E2
#D9DAE8
#E3E3EE
#EFEFF5

Shades

#9092BB
#7173A8
#57598E
#42436C
#2F2F4C
#1B1C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0B1CF.

How #B0B1CF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B0B1CF
Protanopia#B1B1CF
Protanomaly#B0B1CF
Deuteranopia#B1B1CF
Deuteranomaly#B0B1CF
Tritanopia#ACB5B5
Tritanomaly#ADB4C0
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0B1CF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b0b1cf: #B0B1CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0B1CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0b1cf': '#B0B1CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.694, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b0b1cf">#B0B1CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0B1CF"

More Blue Colors

#B0B1CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0B1CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0B1CF?

#B0B1CF is a light blue — rgb(176, 177, 207) in RGB and hsl(238, 24%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #B0B1CF?

#B0B1CF is rgb(176, 177, 207) — red 176, green 177, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0B1CF?

#B0B1CF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0B1CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0B1CF scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0B1CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0B1CF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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