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#B0CFED Color

#B0CFED is rgb(176, 207, 237) in RGB, hsl(210, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0CFED
HEX#B0CFED
RGBrgb(176, 207, 237)
HSLhsl(210, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(210, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.054 247.6)
LABlab(81.58% -5.74 -18.48)
LCHlch(81.58% 19.35 252.74)

What #B0CFED 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 #B0CFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 2.46Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.32Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 5.67Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.11Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 7Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.71

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

#B0CFED Channel Values

How #B0CFED 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 207 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0CFED 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0CFED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0CFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0CFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0CFED
Complementary
#EDCFB0
Analogous
#B0EDED
Analogous
#B0B0ED
Triadic
#EDB0CF
Triadic
#CFEDB0
Split comp.
#EDB0B0
Split comp.
#EDEDB0

Tints & Shades of #B0CFED

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

#B8D4EF
#C5DBF2
#CDE0F4
#DAE8F7
#E2EDF8
#EEF5FB

Shades

#82B2E3
#5596D8
#2D7AC8
#235E9A
#19426C
#0E263E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0CFED.

How #B0CFED 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#B0CFED
Protanopia#CACAED
Protanomaly#C0CCED
Deuteranopia#C5C5EE
Deuteranomaly#BDC9ED
Tritanopia#ABD3D3
Tritanomaly#ADD1DE
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0CFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0cfed: #B0CFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0CFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0cfed': '#B0CFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.812, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b0cfed">#B0CFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0CFED"

More Blue Colors

#B0CFED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B0CFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0CFED?

#B0CFED is a lightest blue — rgb(176, 207, 237) in RGB and hsl(210, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.46.

What is the RGB value of #B0CFED?

#B0CFED is rgb(176, 207, 237) — red 176, green 207, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0CFED?

#B0CFED converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0CFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0CFED scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0CFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0CFED 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 5.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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