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#B0BCCF Color

#B0BCCF is rgb(176, 188, 207) in RGB, hsl(217, 24%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 9%, 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 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0BCCF
HEX#B0BCCF
RGBrgb(176, 188, 207)
HSLhsl(217, 24%, 75%)
HSVhsv(217, 15%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.03 259.6)
LABlab(75.76% -1.38 -11.09)
LCHlch(75.76% 11.18 262.91)

What #B0BCCF 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 #B0BCCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.24Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.5Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.82Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.13Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 7.18Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.96

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

#B0BCCF Channel Values

How #B0BCCF 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 188 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 24% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 15% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 19%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 #B0BCCF 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 #B0BCCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0BCCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0BCCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0BCCF
Complementary
#CFC3B0
Analogous
#B0CBCF
Analogous
#B4B0CF
Triadic
#CFB0BC
Triadic
#BCCFB0
Split comp.
#CFB4B0
Split comp.
#CBCFB0

Tints & Shades of #B0BCCF

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

#B9C4D4
#C6CFDC
#D0D7E2
#D9DFE8
#E3E7EE
#EFF2F5

Shades

#90A1BB
#7186A8
#576C8E
#42526C
#2F3A4C
#1B222C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0BCCF.

How #B0BCCF 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#B0BCCF
Protanopia#BABACF
Protanomaly#B6BBCF
Deuteranopia#B8B8CF
Deuteranomaly#B5BACF
Tritanopia#ADBFBF
Tritanomaly#AEBEC5
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0BCCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0bccf: #B0BCCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0BCCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0bccf': '#B0BCCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.737, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b0bccf">#B0BCCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0BCCF"

More Blue Colors

#B0BCCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0BCCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0BCCF?

#B0BCCF is a light blue — rgb(176, 188, 207) in RGB and hsl(217, 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 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #B0BCCF?

#B0BCCF is rgb(176, 188, 207) — red 176, green 188, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0BCCF?

#B0BCCF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0BCCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0BCCF 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 #B0BCCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0BCCF 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 5.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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