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#B7B9DC Color

#B7B9DC is rgb(183, 185, 220) in RGB, hsl(237, 35%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7B9DC
HEX#B7B9DC
RGBrgb(183, 185, 220)
HSLhsl(237, 35%, 79%)
HSVhsv(237, 17%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.049 282.6)
LABlab(75.86% 4.61 -17.89)
LCHlch(75.86% 18.47 284.47)

What #B7B9DC 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 #B7B9DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.04Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.26Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.82Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.23Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.23

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

#B7B9DC Channel Values

How #B7B9DC 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 185 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 35% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 17% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7B9DC 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 text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7B9DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7B9DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7B9DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7B9DC
Complementary
#DCDAB7
Analogous
#B7CBDC
Analogous
#C8B7DC
Triadic
#DCB7B9
Triadic
#B9DCB7
Split comp.
#DCC8B7
Split comp.
#CBDCB7

Tints & Shades of #B7B9DC

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

#C1C3E1
#C8C9E4
#D2D3E9
#DDDDEE
#E7E8F3
#EEEEF7

Shades

#9194CA
#6E72B9
#4E52A2
#3C3F7C
#292C56
#191A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7B9DC.

How #B7B9DC 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#B7B9DC
Protanopia#B9B9DC
Protanomaly#B8B9DC
Deuteranopia#B8B8DC
Deuteranomaly#B8B9DC
Tritanopia#B2BEBE
Tritanomaly#B4BCCB
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #B7B9DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7b9dc: #B7B9DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7B9DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7b9dc': '#B7B9DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.725, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b7b9dc">#B7B9DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7B9DC"

More Blue Colors

#B7B9DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B7B9DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7B9DC?

#B7B9DC is a light blue — rgb(183, 185, 220) in RGB and hsl(237, 35%, 79%) 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 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #B7B9DC?

#B7B9DC is rgb(183, 185, 220) — red 183, green 185, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7B9DC?

#B7B9DC converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7B9DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7B9DC scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7B9DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7B9DC 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 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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