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#B7B8D2 Color

#B7B8D2 is rgb(183, 184, 210) in RGB, hsl(238, 23%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7B8D2
HEX#B7B8D2
RGBrgb(183, 184, 210)
HSLhsl(238, 23%, 77%)
HSVhsv(238, 13%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.037 283.8)
LABlab(75.33% 3.51 -13.27)
LCHlch(75.33% 13.73 284.80)

What #B7B8D2 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 #B7B8D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.01Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.37Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.64Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.73Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.99Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.31

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

#B7B8D2 Channel Values

How #B7B8D2 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 183 · G 184 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 23% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 13% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7B8D2 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7B8D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7B8D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7B8D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7B8D2
Complementary
#D2D1B7
Analogous
#B7C5D2
Analogous
#C3B7D2
Triadic
#D2B7B8
Triadic
#B8D2B7
Split comp.
#D2C3B7
Split comp.
#C5D2B7

Tints & Shades of #B7B8D2

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

#C0C1D8
#CACADE
#D3D4E4
#DCDDE9
#E6E6EF
#EFF0F5

Shades

#9799BE
#7577A9
#5A5C90
#45466E
#31324E
#1B1C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7B8D2.

How #B7B8D2 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#B7B8D2
Protanopia#B8B8D2
Protanomaly#B7B8D2
Deuteranopia#B8B8D2
Deuteranomaly#B7B8D2
Tritanopia#B3BCBC
Tritanomaly#B5BAC5
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #B7B8D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7b8d2: #B7B8D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7B8D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7b8d2': '#B7B8D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.722, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_b7b8d2">#B7B8D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7B8D2"

More Blue Colors

#B7B8D2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B7B8D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7B8D2?

#B7B8D2 is a light blue — rgb(183, 184, 210) in RGB and hsl(238, 23%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #B7B8D2?

#B7B8D2 is rgb(183, 184, 210) — red 183, green 184, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7B8D2?

#B7B8D2 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7B8D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7B8D2 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7B8D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7B8D2 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 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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