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#B4BBD5 Color

#B4BBD5 is rgb(180, 187, 213) in RGB, hsl(227, 28%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4BBD5
HEX#B4BBD5
RGBrgb(180, 187, 213)
HSLhsl(227, 28%, 77%)
HSVhsv(227, 15%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.038 273.6)
LABlab(75.95% 1.45 -14.00)
LCHlch(75.95% 14.07 275.90)

What #B4BBD5 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 #B4BBD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.13Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.23Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.39Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.39Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.29Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.93

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

#B4BBD5 Channel Values

How #B4BBD5 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 187 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 28% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 15% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4BBD5 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 text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4BBD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4BBD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4BBD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4BBD5
Complementary
#D5CEB4
Analogous
#B4CBD5
Analogous
#BDB4D5
Triadic
#D5B4BB
Triadic
#BBD5B4
Split comp.
#D5BDB4
Split comp.
#CBD5B4

Tints & Shades of #B4BBD5

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

#BEC4DA
#C8CDE0
#D1D6E5
#DBDEEB
#E5E7F0
#EFF0F6

Shades

#939DC2
#6F7DAE
#546396
#404B72
#2E3652
#1A1E2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4BBD5.

How #B4BBD5 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#B4BBD5
Protanopia#BABAD5
Protanomaly#B8BAD5
Deuteranopia#B9B9D5
Deuteranomaly#B7BAD5
Tritanopia#B0BFBF
Tritanomaly#B2BDC8
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4BBD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4bbd5: #B4BBD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4BBD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4bbd5': '#B4BBD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.733, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_b4bbd5">#B4BBD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4BBD5"

More Blue Colors

#B4BBD5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4BBD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4BBD5?

#B4BBD5 is a light blue — rgb(180, 187, 213) in RGB and hsl(227, 28%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #B4BBD5?

#B4BBD5 is rgb(180, 187, 213) — red 180, green 187, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4BBD5?

#B4BBD5 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4BBD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4BBD5 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4BBD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4BBD5 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 5.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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