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#B2AECB Color

#B2AECB is rgb(178, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(248, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2AECB
HEX#B2AECB
RGBrgb(178, 174, 203)
HSLhsl(248, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(248, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.041 291.7)
LABlab(72.14% 5.77 -14.26)
LCHlch(72.14% 15.39 292.03)

What #B2AECB 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 #B2AECB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.58Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.79Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.99Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.41Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 10.43Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 10.68

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

#B2AECB Channel Values

How #B2AECB 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 178 · G 174 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2AECB 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2AECB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2AECB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2AECB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2AECB
Complementary
#C7CBAE
Analogous
#AEB9CB
Analogous
#C1AECB
Triadic
#CBB2AE
Triadic
#AECBB2
Split comp.
#CBC1AE
Split comp.
#B9CBAE

Tints & Shades of #B2AECB

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

#BBB7D1
#C7C4D9
#D0CDDF
#DBDAE7
#E4E3ED
#F0EFF5

Shades

#948FB7
#7770A4
#5E5889
#49446A
#33304B
#1E1C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2AECB.

How #B2AECB 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#B2AECB
Protanopia#AFAFCB
Protanomaly#B0AECB
Deuteranopia#AFAFCB
Deuteranomaly#B0AFCB
Tritanopia#AEB2B2
Tritanomaly#B0B0BD
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2AECB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2aecb: #B2AECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2AECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2aecb': '#B2AECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.682, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b2aecb">#B2AECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2AECB"

More Blue Colors

#B2AECB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B2AECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2AECB?

#B2AECB is a light blue — rgb(178, 174, 203) in RGB and hsl(248, 22%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #B2AECB?

#B2AECB is rgb(178, 174, 203) — red 178, green 174, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2AECB?

#B2AECB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2AECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2AECB scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2AECB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2AECB 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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