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#B0B2ED Color

#B0B2ED is rgb(176, 178, 237) in RGB, hsl(238, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0B2ED
HEX#B0B2ED
RGBrgb(176, 178, 237)
HSLhsl(238, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(238, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.084 282.8)
LABlab(74.00% 8.85 -29.91)
LCHlch(74.00% 31.20 286.49)

What #B0B2ED 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 #B0B2ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B0B2ED Channel Values

How #B0B2ED 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 178 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0B2ED 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B0B2ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0B2ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B0B2ED

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.

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Shades

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How #B0B2ED 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#B0B2ED
Protanopia#B2B2ED
Protanomaly#B1B2ED
Deuteranopia#B1B1ED
Deuteranomaly#B1B2ED
Tritanopia#A6BBBB
Tritanomaly#AAB7D1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0B2ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0b2ed: #B0B2ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0B2ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0b2ed': '#B0B2ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.698, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0b2ed">#B0B2ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0B2ED"

More Blue Colors

#B0B2ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B0B2ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0B2ED?

#B0B2ED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 178, 237) in RGB and hsl(238, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #B0B2ED?

#B0B2ED is rgb(176, 178, 237) — red 176, green 178, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0B2ED?

#B0B2ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0B2ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0B2ED scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0B2ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0B2ED 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 19.13, which is visibly different.

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