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#B1C3FC Color

#B1C3FC is rgb(177, 195, 252) in RGB, hsl(226, 93%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1C3FC
HEX#B1C3FC
RGBrgb(177, 195, 252)
HSLhsl(226, 93%, 84%)
HSVhsv(226, 30%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.083 270.9)
LABlab(78.93% 3.25 -30.43)
LCHlch(78.93% 30.60 276.10)

What #B1C3FC 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 #B1C3FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.24Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.39Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.49Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 12.22Soap#CEC8EFΔE 13.08Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 13.46

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

#B1C3FC Channel Values

How #B1C3FC 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 195 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 93% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 30% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1C3FC 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1C3FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1C3FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1C3FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1C3FC
Complementary
#FCEAB0
Analogous
#B0E8FC
Analogous
#C4B0FC
Triadic
#FCB0C2
Triadic
#C2FCB0
Split comp.
#FCC4B0
Split comp.
#E8FCB0

Tints & Shades of #B1C3FC

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

#BACAFD
#C4D1FD
#CED9FD
#D8E0FE
#E1E8FE
#EBF0FE

Shades

#7A98FA
#3F6AF8
#0940F6
#0731BB
#052385
#03134A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1C3FC.

How #B1C3FC 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#B1C3FC
Protanopia#C0C0FC
Protanomaly#BAC1FC
Deuteranopia#BDBDFC
Deuteranomaly#B9C0FC
Tritanopia#A7CBCB
Tritanomaly#ABC8E1
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1C3FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1c3fc: #B1C3FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1C3FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1c3fc': '#B1C3FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.765, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_b1c3fc">#B1C3FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1C3FC"

More Blue Colors

#B1C3FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B1C3FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1C3FC?

#B1C3FC is a lightest blue — rgb(177, 195, 252) in RGB and hsl(226, 93%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #B1C3FC?

#B1C3FC is rgb(177, 195, 252) — red 177, green 195, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1C3FC?

#B1C3FC converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1C3FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1C3FC scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1C3FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1C3FC 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 16.22, which is visibly different.

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