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#B0C3ED Color

#B0C3ED is rgb(176, 195, 237) in RGB, hsl(221, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0C3ED
HEX#B0C3ED
RGBrgb(176, 195, 237)
HSLhsl(221, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(221, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.063 265.9)
LABlab(78.41% 0.20 -23.23)
LCHlch(78.41% 23.23 270.49)

What #B0C3ED 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 #B0C3ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 7.03Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.44Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.39Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.77Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.22Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.64

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

#B0C3ED Channel Values

How #B0C3ED 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 195 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0C3ED 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0C3ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0C3ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0C3ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0C3ED
Complementary
#EDDAB0
Analogous
#B0E2ED
Analogous
#BBB0ED
Triadic
#EDB0C3
Triadic
#C3EDB0
Split comp.
#EDBBB0
Split comp.
#E2EDB0

Tints & Shades of #B0C3ED

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

#B8CAEF
#C5D3F2
#CDD9F4
#DAE3F7
#E2E9F8
#EEF2FB

Shades

#82A1E3
#557ED8
#2D5EC8
#23499A
#19336C
#0E1D3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0C3ED.

How #B0C3ED 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#B0C3ED
Protanopia#C0C0ED
Protanomaly#BAC1ED
Deuteranopia#BDBDED
Deuteranomaly#B8BFED
Tritanopia#A9C9C9
Tritanomaly#ACC7D8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0C3ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0c3ed: #B0C3ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0C3ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0c3ed': '#B0C3ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.765, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0c3ed">#B0C3ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0C3ED"

More Blue Colors

#B0C3ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0C3ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0C3ED?

#B0C3ED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 195, 237) in RGB and hsl(221, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #B0C3ED?

#B0C3ED is rgb(176, 195, 237) — red 176, green 195, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0C3ED?

#B0C3ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0C3ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0C3ED scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0C3ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0C3ED 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 8.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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