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#B7BBD7 Color

#B7BBD7 is rgb(183, 187, 215) in RGB, hsl(233, 29%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 13%, 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7BBD7
HEX#B7BBD7
RGBrgb(183, 187, 215)
HSLhsl(233, 29%, 78%)
HSVhsv(233, 15%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.04 279)
LABlab(76.24% 2.79 -14.62)
LCHlch(76.24% 14.88 280.80)

What #B7BBD7 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 #B7BBD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.09Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.44Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.58Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.26Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.64Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.75

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

#B7BBD7 Channel Values

How #B7BBD7 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 187 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 29% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 15% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7BBD7 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7BBD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7BBD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7BBD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7BBD7
Complementary
#D7D3B7
Analogous
#B7CBD7
Analogous
#C3B7D7
Triadic
#D7B7BA
Triadic
#BAD7B7
Split comp.
#D7C3B7
Split comp.
#CBD7B7

Tints & Shades of #B7BBD7

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

#C0C4DD
#CACDE2
#D4D6E7
#DBDDEB
#E5E6F1
#EFEFF6

Shades

#9298C3
#7279B1
#535B97
#414776
#2D3252
#1B1E31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7BBD7.

How #B7BBD7 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#B7BBD7
Protanopia#BABAD7
Protanomaly#B9BBD7
Deuteranopia#BABAD7
Deuteranomaly#B9BAD7
Tritanopia#B3BFBF
Tritanomaly#B5BDC9
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7BBD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7bbd7: #B7BBD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7BBD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7bbd7': '#B7BBD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.733, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_b7bbd7">#B7BBD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7BBD7"

More Blue Colors

#B7BBD7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B7BBD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7BBD7?

#B7BBD7 is a light blue — rgb(183, 187, 215) in RGB and hsl(233, 29%, 78%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #B7BBD7?

#B7BBD7 is rgb(183, 187, 215) — red 183, green 187, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7BBD7?

#B7BBD7 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7BBD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7BBD7 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7BBD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7BBD7 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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