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#B4AFD5 Color

#B4AFD5 is rgb(180, 175, 213) in RGB, hsl(248, 31%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 16%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4AFD5
HEX#B4AFD5
RGBrgb(180, 175, 213)
HSLhsl(248, 31%, 76%)
HSVhsv(248, 18%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.054 291.1)
LABlab(72.84% 7.56 -18.64)
LCHlch(72.84% 20.12 292.08)

What #B4AFD5 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 #B4AFD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.26Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.04Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.2Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.88Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 11.57Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 12.21

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

#B4AFD5 Channel Values

How #B4AFD5 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 180 · G 175 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 31% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 18% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4AFD5 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4AFD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4AFD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4AFD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4AFD5
Complementary
#D0D5AF
Analogous
#AFBDD5
Analogous
#C7AFD5
Triadic
#D5B4AF
Triadic
#AFD5B4
Split comp.
#D5C7AF
Split comp.
#BDD5AF

Tints & Shades of #B4AFD5

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

#BDB9DA
#C7C3DF
#D0CDE5
#DDDAEC
#E6E4F1
#EFEEF6

Shades

#958DC3
#7269B0
#594F96
#453E75
#312C54
#1C192F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4AFD5.

How #B4AFD5 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#B4AFD5
Protanopia#B0B0D5
Protanomaly#B2B0D5
Deuteranopia#B1B1D5
Deuteranomaly#B2B0D5
Tritanopia#AFB4B4
Tritanomaly#B1B2C2
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4AFD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4afd5: #B4AFD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4AFD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4afd5': '#B4AFD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.686, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_b4afd5">#B4AFD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4AFD5"

More Blue Colors

#B4AFD5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4AFD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4AFD5?

#B4AFD5 is a light blue — rgb(180, 175, 213) in RGB and hsl(248, 31%, 76%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #B4AFD5?

#B4AFD5 is rgb(180, 175, 213) — red 180, green 175, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4AFD5?

#B4AFD5 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4AFD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4AFD5 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4AFD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4AFD5 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 12.21, which is visibly different.

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