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#B0B8EE Color

#B0B8EE is rgb(176, 184, 238) in RGB, hsl(232, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0B8EE
HEX#B0B8EE
RGBrgb(176, 184, 238)
HSLhsl(232, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(232, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.077 277.9)
LABlab(75.58% 5.95 -28.05)
LCHlch(75.58% 28.68 281.98)

What #B0B8EE 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 #B0B8EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.19Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.48Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.04Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.93Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.14Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.62

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

#B0B8EE Channel Values

How #B0B8EE 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 184 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0B8EE 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0B8EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0B8EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0B8EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0B8EE
Complementary
#EEE6AF
Analogous
#AFD7EE
Analogous
#C6AFEE
Triadic
#EEAFB7
Triadic
#B7EEAF
Split comp.
#EEC6AF
Split comp.
#D7EEAF

Tints & Shades of #B0B8EE

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

#B7BFF0
#C4CAF3
#CDD2F4
#D9DDF7
#E2E5F9
#EEF0FB

Shades

#818EE4
#5265DA
#2B40CA
#21319C
#17236D
#0D143F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0B8EE.

How #B0B8EE 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#B0B8EE
Protanopia#B7B7EE
Protanomaly#B4B7EE
Deuteranopia#B5B5EE
Deuteranomaly#B3B6EE
Tritanopia#A7C0C0
Tritanomaly#ABBDD4
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0B8EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0b8ee: #B0B8EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0B8EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0b8ee': '#B0B8EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.722, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b0b8ee">#B0B8EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0B8EE"

More Blue Colors

#B0B8EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0B8EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0B8EE?

#B0B8EE is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 184, 238) in RGB and hsl(232, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B0B8EE?

#B0B8EE is rgb(176, 184, 238) — red 176, green 184, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0B8EE?

#B0B8EE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0B8EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0B8EE scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0B8EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0B8EE 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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