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#B0BEEE Color

#B0BEEE is rgb(176, 190, 238) in RGB, hsl(226, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0BEEE
HEX#B0BEEE
RGBrgb(176, 190, 238)
HSLhsl(226, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(226, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.07 272.1)
LABlab(77.13% 2.90 -25.69)
LCHlch(77.13% 25.86 276.44)

What #B0BEEE 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 #B0BEEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.9Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.09Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.17Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.95Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 10.42Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.53

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

#B0BEEE Channel Values

How #B0BEEE 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 190 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0BEEE 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0BEEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0BEEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0BEEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0BEEE
Complementary
#EEDFAF
Analogous
#AFDDEE
Analogous
#C0AFEE
Triadic
#EEAFBE
Triadic
#BEEEAF
Split comp.
#EEC0AF
Split comp.
#DDEEAF

Tints & Shades of #B0BEEE

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

#B7C5F0
#C4CFF3
#CDD6F4
#D9E0F7
#E2E7F9
#EEF1FB

Shades

#8198E4
#5272DA
#2B50CA
#213E9C
#172B6D
#0D193F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0BEEE.

How #B0BEEE 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#B0BEEE
Protanopia#BCBCEE
Protanomaly#B7BDEE
Deuteranopia#BABAEE
Deuteranomaly#B6BBEE
Tritanopia#A8C5C5
Tritanomaly#ABC2D7
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0BEEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0beee: #B0BEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0BEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0beee': '#B0BEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.745, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b0beee">#B0BEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0BEEE"

More Blue Colors

#B0BEEE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B0BEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0BEEE?

#B0BEEE is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 190, 238) in RGB and hsl(226, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #B0BEEE?

#B0BEEE is rgb(176, 190, 238) — red 176, green 190, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0BEEE?

#B0BEEE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0BEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0BEEE scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0BEEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0BEEE 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 11.84, which is visibly different.

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