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#B4B7CA Color

#B4B7CA is rgb(180, 183, 202) in RGB, hsl(232, 17%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4B7CA
HEX#B4B7CA
RGBrgb(180, 183, 202)
HSLhsl(232, 17%, 75%)
HSVhsv(232, 11%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.027 278.6)
LABlab(74.62% 1.72 -10.02)
LCHlch(74.62% 10.17 279.76)

What #B4B7CA 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 #B4B7CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.83Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 6.35Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.33Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.81Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.55

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

#B4B7CA Channel Values

How #B4B7CA 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 183 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 17% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 11% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4B7CA 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4B7CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4B7CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4B7CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4B7CA
Complementary
#CAC7B4
Analogous
#B4C2CA
Analogous
#BCB4CA
Triadic
#CAB4B7
Triadic
#B7CAB4
Split comp.
#CABCB4
Split comp.
#C2CAB4

Tints & Shades of #B4B7CA

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

#BDC0D0
#C9CBD9
#D2D4DF
#DBDDE6
#E4E5EC
#F0F1F4

Shades

#979BB5
#797EA0
#5F6486
#484C65
#333648
#1E1F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4B7CA.

How #B4B7CA 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#B4B7CA
Protanopia#B6B6CA
Protanomaly#B6B7CA
Deuteranopia#B6B6CA
Deuteranomaly#B5B6CA
Tritanopia#B1BABA
Tritanomaly#B2B9C0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4B7CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4b7ca: #B4B7CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4B7CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4b7ca': '#B4B7CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.718, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b4b7ca">#B4B7CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4B7CA"

More Blue Colors

#B4B7CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4B7CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4B7CA?

#B4B7CA is a light blue — rgb(180, 183, 202) in RGB and hsl(232, 17%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #B4B7CA?

#B4B7CA is rgb(180, 183, 202) — red 180, green 183, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4B7CA?

#B4B7CA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4B7CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4B7CA scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4B7CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4B7CA 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, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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