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#B2BEE1 Color

#B2BEE1 is rgb(178, 190, 225) in RGB, hsl(225, 44%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2BEE1
HEX#B2BEE1
RGBrgb(178, 190, 225)
HSLhsl(225, 44%, 79%)
HSVhsv(225, 21%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.051 270.3)
LABlab(76.91% 1.26 -19.04)
LCHlch(76.91% 19.09 273.79)

What #B2BEE1 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 #B2BEE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.67Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.18Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.64Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.34Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.37Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.79

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

#B2BEE1 Channel Values

How #B2BEE1 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 190 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 44% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 21% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2BEE1 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2BEE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2BEE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2BEE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2BEE1
Complementary
#E1D5B2
Analogous
#B2D5E1
Analogous
#BEB2E1
Triadic
#E1B2BE
Triadic
#BEE1B2
Split comp.
#E1BEB2
Split comp.
#D5E1B2

Tints & Shades of #B2BEE1

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

#BDC7E5
#C4CDE8
#CFD7EC
#DAE0F1
#E5E9F5
#EDEFF8

Shades

#899BD1
#657CC3
#435DAD
#334884
#24325C
#151E37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2BEE1.

How #B2BEE1 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#B2BEE1
Protanopia#BCBCE1
Protanomaly#B8BDE1
Deuteranopia#BABAE1
Deuteranomaly#B7BCE1
Tritanopia#ACC3C3
Tritanomaly#AFC1D0
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2BEE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2bee1: #B2BEE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2BEE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2bee1': '#B2BEE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.745, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_b2bee1">#B2BEE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2BEE1"

More Blue Colors

#B2BEE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B2BEE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2BEE1?

#B2BEE1 is a light blue — rgb(178, 190, 225) in RGB and hsl(225, 44%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #B2BEE1?

#B2BEE1 is rgb(178, 190, 225) — red 178, green 190, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2BEE1?

#B2BEE1 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2BEE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2BEE1 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2BEE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2BEE1 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 5.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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