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#B4BAD9 Color

#B4BAD9 is rgb(180, 186, 217) in RGB, hsl(230, 33%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 14%, 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4BAD9
HEX#B4BAD9
RGBrgb(180, 186, 217)
HSLhsl(230, 33%, 78%)
HSVhsv(230, 17%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.044 276.7)
LABlab(75.80% 2.60 -16.38)
LCHlch(75.80% 16.59 279.03)

What #B4BAD9 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 #B4BAD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.87Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.11Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.37Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.71Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.43Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 10.55

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

#B4BAD9 Channel Values

How #B4BAD9 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 186 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 33% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 17% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4BAD9 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4BAD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4BAD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4BAD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4BAD9
Complementary
#D9D3B4
Analogous
#B4CDD9
Analogous
#C1B4D9
Triadic
#D9B4BB
Triadic
#BBD9B4
Split comp.
#D9C1B4
Split comp.
#CDD9B4

Tints & Shades of #B4BAD9

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

#BFC4DF
#C9CDE4
#D3D7E9
#DADDEC
#E4E6F1
#EEEFF6

Shades

#8F98C7
#6D79B6
#4F5B9C
#3E487A
#2B3255
#1A1E33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4BAD9.

How #B4BAD9 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#B4BAD9
Protanopia#B9B9D9
Protanomaly#B7B9D9
Deuteranopia#B8B8D9
Deuteranomaly#B6B9D9
Tritanopia#AFBEBE
Tritanomaly#B1BDCA
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4BAD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4bad9: #B4BAD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4BAD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4bad9': '#B4BAD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.729, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_b4bad9">#B4BAD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4BAD9"

More Blue Colors

#B4BAD9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4BAD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4BAD9?

#B4BAD9 is a light blue — rgb(180, 186, 217) in RGB and hsl(230, 33%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #B4BAD9?

#B4BAD9 is rgb(180, 186, 217) — red 180, green 186, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4BAD9?

#B4BAD9 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4BAD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4BAD9 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4BAD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4BAD9 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 6.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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