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#B0BBED Color

#B0BBED is rgb(176, 187, 237) in RGB, hsl(229, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 21%, 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 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0BBED
HEX#B0BBED
RGBrgb(176, 187, 237)
HSLhsl(229, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(229, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.072 275)
LABlab(76.33% 4.24 -26.38)
LCHlch(76.33% 26.72 279.13)

What #B0BBED 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 #B0BBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.4Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.94Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.42Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.46Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.32Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 10.88

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

#B0BBED Channel Values

How #B0BBED 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 187 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0BBED 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0BBED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0BBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0BBED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0BBED
Complementary
#EDE2B0
Analogous
#B0DAED
Analogous
#C3B0ED
Triadic
#EDB0BB
Triadic
#BBEDB0
Split comp.
#EDC3B0
Split comp.
#DAEDB0

Tints & Shades of #B0BBED

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

#B8C2EF
#C5CDF2
#CDD4F4
#DADFF7
#E2E6F8
#EEF1FB

Shades

#8294E3
#556DD8
#2D4AC8
#23399A
#19286C
#0E173E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0BBED.

How #B0BBED 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#B0BBED
Protanopia#B9B9ED
Protanomaly#B6BAED
Deuteranopia#B7B7ED
Deuteranomaly#B5B9ED
Tritanopia#A8C2C2
Tritanomaly#ABBFD5
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0BBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0bbed: #B0BBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0BBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0bbed': '#B0BBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.733, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0bbed">#B0BBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0BBED"

More Blue Colors

#B0BBED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0BBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0BBED?

#B0BBED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 187, 237) in RGB and hsl(229, 63%, 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 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #B0BBED?

#B0BBED is rgb(176, 187, 237) — red 176, green 187, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0BBED?

#B0BBED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0BBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0BBED scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0BBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0BBED 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 13.22, which is visibly different.

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