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#B2B2CD Color

#B2B2CD is rgb(178, 178, 205) in RGB, hsl(240, 21%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 13%, 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 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2B2CD
HEX#B2B2CD
RGBrgb(178, 178, 205)
HSLhsl(240, 21%, 75%)
HSVhsv(240, 13%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.038 285.5)
LABlab(73.23% 4.04 -13.73)
LCHlch(73.23% 14.31 286.41)

What #B2B2CD 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 #B2B2CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.48Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.74Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.85Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.21Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.43Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.61

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

#B2B2CD Channel Values

How #B2B2CD 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 178 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 21% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 13% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2B2CD 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2B2CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2B2CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2B2CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2B2CD
Complementary
#CDCDB2
Analogous
#B2BFCD
Analogous
#BFB2CD
Triadic
#CDB2B2
Triadic
#B2CDB2
Split comp.
#CDBFB2
Split comp.
#BFCDB2

Tints & Shades of #B2B2CD

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

#BBBBD3
#C7C7DB
#D1D1E1
#DADAE7
#E3E3ED
#F0F0F5

Shades

#9393B8
#7474A4
#5B5B8B
#444469
#30304A
#1C1C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2B2CD.

How #B2B2CD 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#B2B2CD
Protanopia#B2B2CD
Protanomaly#B2B2CD
Deuteranopia#B2B2CD
Deuteranomaly#B2B2CD
Tritanopia#AEB6B6
Tritanomaly#B0B4BF
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2B2CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2b2cd: #B2B2CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2B2CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2b2cd': '#B2B2CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.698, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b2b2cd">#B2B2CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2B2CD"

More Blue Colors

#B2B2CD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2B2CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2B2CD?

#B2B2CD is a light blue — rgb(178, 178, 205) in RGB and hsl(240, 21%, 75%) 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 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #B2B2CD?

#B2B2CD is rgb(178, 178, 205) — red 178, green 178, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2B2CD?

#B2B2CD converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2B2CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2B2CD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2B2CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2B2CD 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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