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#B1BDCE Color

#B1BDCE is rgb(177, 189, 206) in RGB, hsl(215, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1BDCE
HEX#B1BDCE
RGBrgb(177, 189, 206)
HSLhsl(215, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(215, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.028 257)
LABlab(76.07% -1.70 -10.08)
LCHlch(76.07% 10.22 260.43)

What #B1BDCE 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 #B1BDCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.91Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.19Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 6.34Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.52Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.36Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.6

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

#B1BDCE Channel Values

How #B1BDCE 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 177 · G 189 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1BDCE 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1BDCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1BDCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1BDCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1BDCE
Complementary
#CEC2B1
Analogous
#B1CBCE
Analogous
#B3B1CE
Triadic
#CEB1BD
Triadic
#BDCEB1
Split comp.
#CEB3B1
Split comp.
#CBCEB1

Tints & Shades of #B1BDCE

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

#BAC5D4
#C7CFDC
#D0D7E2
#D9DFE7
#E3E7ED
#EFF2F5

Shades

#91A2BA
#7288A7
#586E8D
#43536B
#2F3B4B
#1B222C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1BDCE.

How #B1BDCE 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#B1BDCE
Protanopia#BBBBCE
Protanomaly#B7BCCE
Deuteranopia#B9B9CE
Deuteranomaly#B6BBCE
Tritanopia#AEBFBF
Tritanomaly#AFBEC5
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1BDCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1bdce: #B1BDCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1BDCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1bdce': '#B1BDCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.741, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b1bdce">#B1BDCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1BDCE"

More Blue Colors

#B1BDCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B1BDCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1BDCE?

#B1BDCE is a light blue — rgb(177, 189, 206) in RGB and hsl(215, 23%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #B1BDCE?

#B1BDCE is rgb(177, 189, 206) — red 177, green 189, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1BDCE?

#B1BDCE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1BDCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1BDCE scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1BDCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1BDCE 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 5.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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