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#B2BBE0 Color

#B2BBE0 is rgb(178, 187, 224) in RGB, hsl(228, 43%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 12%) 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 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2BBE0
HEX#B2BBE0
RGBrgb(178, 187, 224)
HSLhsl(228, 43%, 79%)
HSVhsv(228, 21%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.053 274.4)
LABlab(76.10% 2.61 -19.72)
LCHlch(76.10% 19.89 277.53)

What #B2BBE0 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 #B2BBE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.45Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.31Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.99Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.95Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.81Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.92

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

#B2BBE0 Channel Values

How #B2BBE0 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 187 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 43% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 21% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2BBE0 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 text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2BBE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2BBE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2BBE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2BBE0
Complementary
#E0D7B2
Analogous
#B2D3E0
Analogous
#C0B2E0
Triadic
#E0B2BC
Triadic
#BCE0B2
Split comp.
#E0C0B2
Split comp.
#D3E0B2

Tints & Shades of #B2BBE0

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

#BDC5E5
#C5CCE8
#D0D5EC
#DBDFF0
#E5E9F5
#EDEFF8

Shades

#8A98D0
#6678C2
#4459AB
#344483
#242F5B
#161C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2BBE0.

How #B2BBE0 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#B2BBE0
Protanopia#BABAE0
Protanomaly#B7BAE0
Deuteranopia#B8B8E0
Deuteranomaly#B6B9E0
Tritanopia#ACC0C0
Tritanomaly#AFBECE
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2BBE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2bbe0: #B2BBE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2BBE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2bbe0': '#B2BBE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.733, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_b2bbe0">#B2BBE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2BBE0"

More Blue Colors

#B2BBE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B2BBE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2BBE0?

#B2BBE0 is a light blue — rgb(178, 187, 224) in RGB and hsl(228, 43%, 79%) 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 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #B2BBE0?

#B2BBE0 is rgb(178, 187, 224) — red 178, green 187, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2BBE0?

#B2BBE0 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2BBE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2BBE0 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2BBE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2BBE0 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 7.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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