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#B0C0ED Color

#B0C0ED is rgb(176, 192, 237) in RGB, hsl(224, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 19%, 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 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0C0ED
HEX#B0C0ED
RGBrgb(176, 192, 237)
HSLhsl(224, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(224, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.066 269.6)
LABlab(77.63% 1.71 -24.41)
LCHlch(77.63% 24.47 274.00)

What #B0C0ED 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 #B0C0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.35Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.61Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 9.02Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.04Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.54Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 10.11

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

#B0C0ED Channel Values

How #B0C0ED 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 192 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0C0ED 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0C0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0C0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0C0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0C0ED
Complementary
#EDDDB0
Analogous
#B0DFED
Analogous
#BEB0ED
Triadic
#EDB0C0
Triadic
#C0EDB0
Split comp.
#EDBEB0
Split comp.
#DFEDB0

Tints & Shades of #B0C0ED

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

#B8C7EF
#C5D1F2
#CDD7F4
#DAE1F7
#E2E8F8
#EEF2FB

Shades

#829CE3
#5578D8
#2D56C8
#23439A
#192F6C
#0E1B3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0C0ED.

How #B0C0ED 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#B0C0ED
Protanopia#BDBDED
Protanomaly#B8BEED
Deuteranopia#BBBBED
Deuteranomaly#B7BDED
Tritanopia#A8C6C6
Tritanomaly#ABC4D7
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0C0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0c0ed: #B0C0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0C0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0c0ed': '#B0C0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.753, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0c0ed">#B0C0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0C0ED"

More Blue Colors

#B0C0ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0C0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0C0ED?

#B0C0ED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 192, 237) in RGB and hsl(224, 63%, 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 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #B0C0ED?

#B0C0ED is rgb(176, 192, 237) — red 176, green 192, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0C0ED?

#B0C0ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0C0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0C0ED scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0C0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0C0ED 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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