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#B4B1CE Color

#B4B1CE is rgb(180, 177, 206) in RGB, hsl(246, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4B1CE
HEX#B4B1CE
RGBrgb(180, 177, 206)
HSLhsl(246, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(246, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.041 290.1)
LABlab(73.16% 5.40 -14.35)
LCHlch(73.16% 15.34 290.63)

What #B4B1CE 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 #B4B1CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.59Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.77Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.63Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.81Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.94Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.12

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

#B4B1CE Channel Values

How #B4B1CE 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 177 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4B1CE 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 text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4B1CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4B1CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4B1CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4B1CE
Complementary
#CBCEB1
Analogous
#B1BCCE
Analogous
#C2B1CE
Triadic
#CEB4B1
Triadic
#B1CEB4
Split comp.
#CEC2B1
Split comp.
#BCCEB1

Tints & Shades of #B4B1CE

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

#BDBAD4
#C9C7DC
#D2D0E2
#DBD9E7
#E4E3ED
#F0EFF5

Shades

#9591BA
#7772A7
#5E588D
#47436B
#322F4B
#1D1B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4B1CE.

How #B4B1CE 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#B4B1CE
Protanopia#B2B2CE
Protanomaly#B3B1CE
Deuteranopia#B2B2CE
Deuteranomaly#B3B2CE
Tritanopia#B0B5B5
Tritanomaly#B2B3C0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4B1CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4b1ce: #B4B1CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4B1CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4b1ce': '#B4B1CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.694, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b4b1ce">#B4B1CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4B1CE"

More Blue Colors

#B4B1CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4B1CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4B1CE?

#B4B1CE is a light blue — rgb(180, 177, 206) in RGB and hsl(246, 23%, 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #B4B1CE?

#B4B1CE is rgb(180, 177, 206) — red 180, green 177, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4B1CE?

#B4B1CE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4B1CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4B1CE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4B1CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4B1CE 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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