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#B0BACF Color

#B0BACF is rgb(176, 186, 207) in RGB, hsl(221, 24%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0BACF
HEX#B0BACF
RGBrgb(176, 186, 207)
HSLhsl(221, 24%, 75%)
HSVhsv(221, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.032 265.3)
LABlab(75.23% -0.38 -11.87)
LCHlch(75.23% 11.88 268.18)

What #B0BACF 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 #B0BACF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.32Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.67Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.22Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.24Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.04Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.56

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

#B0BACF Channel Values

How #B0BACF 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 186 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 24% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0BACF 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0BACF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0BACF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0BACF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0BACF
Complementary
#CFC5B0
Analogous
#B0C9CF
Analogous
#B6B0CF
Triadic
#CFB0BA
Triadic
#BACFB0
Split comp.
#CFB6B0
Split comp.
#C9CFB0

Tints & Shades of #B0BACF

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

#B9C2D4
#C6CDDC
#D0D5E2
#D9DEE8
#E3E6EE
#EFF1F5

Shades

#909EBB
#7182A8
#57698E
#424F6C
#2F384C
#1B212C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0BACF.

How #B0BACF 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#B0BACF
Protanopia#B8B8CF
Protanomaly#B5B9CF
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#B4B8CF
Tritanopia#ADBDBD
Tritanomaly#AEBCC4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0BACF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0bacf: #B0BACF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0BACF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0bacf': '#B0BACF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.729, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b0bacf">#B0BACF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0BACF"

More Blue Colors

#B0BACF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0BACF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0BACF?

#B0BACF is a light blue — rgb(176, 186, 207) in RGB and hsl(221, 24%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #B0BACF?

#B0BACF is rgb(176, 186, 207) — red 176, green 186, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0BACF?

#B0BACF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0BACF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0BACF scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0BACF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0BACF 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 5.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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