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#B0C6ED Color

#B0C6ED is rgb(176, 198, 237) in RGB, hsl(218, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 16%, 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 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0C6ED
HEX#B0C6ED
RGBrgb(176, 198, 237)
HSLhsl(218, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(218, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.06 261.9)
LABlab(79.20% -1.30 -22.04)
LCHlch(79.20% 22.08 266.63)

What #B0C6ED 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 #B0C6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 5.07Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.16Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.86Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.18Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.06Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.4

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

#B0C6ED Channel Values

How #B0C6ED 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 198 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0C6ED 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0C6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0C6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0C6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0C6ED
Complementary
#EDD7B0
Analogous
#B0E5ED
Analogous
#B8B0ED
Triadic
#EDB0C6
Triadic
#C6EDB0
Split comp.
#EDB8B0
Split comp.
#E5EDB0

Tints & Shades of #B0C6ED

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

#B8CCEF
#C5D5F2
#CDDBF4
#DAE4F7
#E2EAF8
#EEF3FB

Shades

#82A6E3
#5585D8
#2D66C8
#234E9A
#19376C
#0E203E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0C6ED.

How #B0C6ED 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#B0C6ED
Protanopia#C2C2ED
Protanomaly#BBC4ED
Deuteranopia#BFBFED
Deuteranomaly#B9C2ED
Tritanopia#A9CBCB
Tritanomaly#ACC9DA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0C6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0c6ed: #B0C6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0C6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0c6ed': '#B0C6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.776, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0c6ed">#B0C6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0C6ED"

More Blue Colors

#B0C6ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0C6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0C6ED?

#B0C6ED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 198, 237) in RGB and hsl(218, 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #B0C6ED?

#B0C6ED is rgb(176, 198, 237) — red 176, green 198, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0C6ED?

#B0C6ED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0C6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0C6ED scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0C6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0C6ED 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 6.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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