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#B4B9DA Color

#B4B9DA is rgb(180, 185, 218) in RGB, hsl(232, 34%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4B9DA
HEX#B4B9DA
RGBrgb(180, 185, 218)
HSLhsl(232, 34%, 78%)
HSVhsv(232, 17%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.047 278.5)
LABlab(75.57% 3.28 -17.27)
LCHlch(75.57% 17.58 280.74)

What #B4B9DA 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 #B4B9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.44Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.99Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.02Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.17Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.59Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.8

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

#B4B9DA Channel Values

How #B4B9DA 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 185 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 34% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 17% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4B9DA 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4B9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4B9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4B9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4B9DA
Complementary
#DAD5B4
Analogous
#B4CCDA
Analogous
#C2B4DA
Triadic
#DAB4B9
Triadic
#B9DAB4
Split comp.
#DAC2B4
Split comp.
#CCDAB4

Tints & Shades of #B4B9DA

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

#BEC2DF
#C8CCE4
#D3D6E9
#D9DCEC
#E4E6F2
#EEEFF7

Shades

#8E96C7
#6C76B7
#4D589D
#3D457B
#2A3055
#191D33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4B9DA.

How #B4B9DA 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#B4B9DA
Protanopia#B8B8DA
Protanomaly#B7B8DA
Deuteranopia#B7B7DA
Deuteranomaly#B6B8DA
Tritanopia#AFBEBE
Tritanomaly#B1BCCA
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4B9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4b9da: #B4B9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4B9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4b9da': '#B4B9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.725, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_b4b9da">#B4B9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4B9DA"

More Blue Colors

#B4B9DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4B9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4B9DA?

#B4B9DA is a light blue — rgb(180, 185, 218) in RGB and hsl(232, 34%, 78%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #B4B9DA?

#B4B9DA is rgb(180, 185, 218) — red 180, green 185, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4B9DA?

#B4B9DA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4B9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4B9DA scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4B9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4B9DA 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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