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#B4BCE4 Color

#B4BCE4 is rgb(180, 188, 228) in RGB, hsl(230, 47%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4BCE4
HEX#B4BCE4
RGBrgb(180, 188, 228)
HSLhsl(230, 47%, 80%)
HSVhsv(230, 21%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.057 276.2)
LABlab(76.62% 3.44 -21.07)
LCHlch(76.62% 21.35 279.28)

What #B4BCE4 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 #B4BCE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.4Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.4Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.64Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.95Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.84Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.96

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

#B4BCE4 Channel Values

How #B4BCE4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 47% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 21% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4BCE4 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4BCE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4BCE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4BCE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4BCE4
Complementary
#E4DCB4
Analogous
#B4D4E4
Analogous
#C4B4E4
Triadic
#E4B4BC
Triadic
#BCE4B4
Split comp.
#E4C4B4
Split comp.
#D4E4B4

Tints & Shades of #B4BCE4

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

#BFC6E8
#C7CDEB
#D2D7EF
#DADEF1
#E5E8F6
#ECEEF8

Shades

#8B97D5
#6272C6
#4052B0
#32418B
#232E61
#141A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4BCE4.

How #B4BCE4 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#B4BCE4
Protanopia#BBBBE4
Protanomaly#B8BBE4
Deuteranopia#B9B9E4
Deuteranomaly#B7BAE4
Tritanopia#AEC2C2
Tritanomaly#B0BFD0
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4BCE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4bce4: #B4BCE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4BCE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4bce4': '#B4BCE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.737, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_b4bce4">#B4BCE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4BCE4"

More Blue Colors

#B4BCE4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4BCE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4BCE4?

#B4BCE4 is a lightest blue — rgb(180, 188, 228) in RGB and hsl(230, 47%, 80%) 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 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #B4BCE4?

#B4BCE4 is rgb(180, 188, 228) — red 180, green 188, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4BCE4?

#B4BCE4 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4BCE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4BCE4 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4BCE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4BCE4 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 8.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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