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#B1BECE Color

#B1BECE is rgb(177, 190, 206) in RGB, hsl(213, 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 Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1BECE
HEX#B1BECE
RGBrgb(177, 190, 206)
HSLhsl(213, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(213, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.027 253.6)
LABlab(76.34% -2.20 -9.69)
LCHlch(76.34% 9.93 257.21)

What #B1BECE 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 #B1BECE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 5.67Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.1Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.18Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.64Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.49Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.73

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

#B1BECE Channel Values

How #B1BECE 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 190 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · 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
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1BECE 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1BECE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1BECE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1BECE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1BECE
Complementary
#CEC1B1
Analogous
#B1CCCE
Analogous
#B2B1CE
Triadic
#CEB1BE
Triadic
#BECEB1
Split comp.
#CEB2B1
Split comp.
#CCCEB1

Tints & Shades of #B1BECE

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

#BAC6D4
#C7D0DC
#D0D8E2
#D9E0E7
#E3E8ED
#EFF2F5

Shades

#91A4BA
#728AA7
#58708D
#43556B
#2F3C4B
#1B232C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1BECE.

How #B1BECE 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#B1BECE
Protanopia#BCBCCE
Protanomaly#B8BDCE
Deuteranopia#BABACE
Deuteranomaly#B6BCCE
Tritanopia#AFC0C0
Tritanomaly#B0BFC6
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1BECE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1bece: #B1BECE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1BECE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1bece': '#B1BECE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.745, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b1bece">#B1BECE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1BECE"

More Blue Colors

#B1BECE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B1BECE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1BECE?

#B1BECE is a light blue — rgb(177, 190, 206) in RGB and hsl(213, 23%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #B1BECE?

#B1BECE is rgb(177, 190, 206) — red 177, green 190, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1BECE?

#B1BECE 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 #B1BECE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1BECE scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1BECE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1BECE 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 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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