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#B4B8CB Color

#B4B8CB is rgb(180, 184, 203) in RGB, hsl(230, 18%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4B8CB
HEX#B4B8CB
RGBrgb(180, 184, 203)
HSLhsl(230, 18%, 75%)
HSVhsv(230, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.027 276.3)
LABlab(74.91% 1.37 -10.14)
LCHlch(74.91% 10.23 277.72)

What #B4B8CB 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 #B4B8CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.73Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 6.57Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.59Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.12Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.18

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

#B4B8CB Channel Values

How #B4B8CB 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 184 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 18% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4B8CB 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4B8CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4B8CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4B8CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4B8CB
Complementary
#CBC7B4
Analogous
#B4C3CB
Analogous
#BBB4CB
Triadic
#CBB4B8
Triadic
#B8CBB4
Split comp.
#CBBBB4
Split comp.
#C3CBB4

Tints & Shades of #B4B8CB

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

#BDC0D1
#C9CCD9
#D2D4E0
#DBDDE6
#E4E5EC
#F0F1F5

Shades

#969BB6
#787EA1
#5E6587
#474C66
#323648
#1D1F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4B8CB.

How #B4B8CB 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#B4B8CB
Protanopia#B7B7CB
Protanomaly#B6B8CB
Deuteranopia#B7B7CB
Deuteranomaly#B6B7CB
Tritanopia#B1BBBB
Tritanomaly#B2BAC1
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #B4B8CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4b8cb: #B4B8CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4B8CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4b8cb': '#B4B8CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.722, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b4b8cb">#B4B8CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4B8CB"

More Blue Colors

#B4B8CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4B8CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4B8CB?

#B4B8CB is a light blue — rgb(180, 184, 203) in RGB and hsl(230, 18%, 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #B4B8CB?

#B4B8CB is rgb(180, 184, 203) — red 180, green 184, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4B8CB?

#B4B8CB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4B8CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4B8CB scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4B8CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4B8CB 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 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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