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#B4BCCF Color

#B4BCCF is rgb(180, 188, 207) in RGB, hsl(222, 22%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4BCCF
HEX#B4BCCF
RGBrgb(180, 188, 207)
HSLhsl(222, 22%, 76%)
HSVhsv(222, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.028 267.5)
LABlab(76.06% -0.01 -10.60)
LCHlch(76.06% 10.60 269.93)

What #B4BCCF 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 #B4BCCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.68Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.88Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.04Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.87Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.65Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8

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

#B4BCCF Channel Values

How #B4BCCF 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 188 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 22% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4BCCF 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4BCCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4BCCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4BCCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4BCCF
Complementary
#CFC7B4
Analogous
#B4CACF
Analogous
#BAB4CF
Triadic
#CFB4BC
Triadic
#BCCFB4
Split comp.
#CFBAB4
Split comp.
#CACFB4

Tints & Shades of #B4BCCF

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

#BEC5D5
#C7CDDB
#D0D5E1
#DDE0E9
#E6E9EF
#EFF1F5

Shades

#95A1BB
#7382A5
#5A698C
#46516D
#323A4E
#1C212C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4BCCF.

How #B4BCCF 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#B4BCCF
Protanopia#BBBBCF
Protanomaly#B8BBCF
Deuteranopia#B9B9CF
Deuteranomaly#B7BACF
Tritanopia#B1BFBF
Tritanomaly#B2BEC5
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4BCCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4bccf: #B4BCCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4BCCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4bccf': '#B4BCCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.737, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b4bccf">#B4BCCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4BCCF"

More Blue Colors

#B4BCCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4BCCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4BCCF?

#B4BCCF is a light blue — rgb(180, 188, 207) in RGB and hsl(222, 22%, 76%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #B4BCCF?

#B4BCCF is rgb(180, 188, 207) — red 180, green 188, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4BCCF?

#B4BCCF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4BCCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4BCCF scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4BCCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4BCCF 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 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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