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#B7BDDC Color

#B7BDDC is rgb(183, 189, 220) in RGB, hsl(230, 35%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7BDDC
HEX#B7BDDC
RGBrgb(183, 189, 220)
HSLhsl(230, 35%, 79%)
HSVhsv(230, 17%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.044 276.7)
LABlab(76.89% 2.59 -16.34)
LCHlch(76.89% 16.54 279.01)

What #B7BDDC 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 #B7BDDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.73Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.42Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.85Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.87Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.67Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 10.2

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

#B7BDDC Channel Values

How #B7BDDC 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 189 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 35% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 17% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7BDDC 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7BDDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7BDDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7BDDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7BDDC
Complementary
#DCD6B7
Analogous
#B7D0DC
Analogous
#C3B7DC
Triadic
#DCB7BD
Triadic
#BDDCB7
Split comp.
#DCC3B7
Split comp.
#D0DCB7

Tints & Shades of #B7BDDC

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

#C1C6E1
#C8CDE4
#D2D6E9
#DDE0EE
#E7E9F3
#EEEFF7

Shades

#919ACA
#6E7BB9
#4E5CA2
#3C467C
#293156
#191D34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7BDDC.

How #B7BDDC 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#B7BDDC
Protanopia#BCBCDC
Protanomaly#BABCDC
Deuteranopia#BBBBDC
Deuteranomaly#B9BCDC
Tritanopia#B2C1C1
Tritanomaly#B4C0CD
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7BDDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7bddc: #B7BDDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7BDDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7bddc': '#B7BDDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.741, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b7bddc">#B7BDDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7BDDC"

More Blue Colors

#B7BDDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B7BDDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7BDDC?

#B7BDDC is a light blue — rgb(183, 189, 220) in RGB and hsl(230, 35%, 79%) 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #B7BDDC?

#B7BDDC is rgb(183, 189, 220) — red 183, green 189, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7BDDC?

#B7BDDC converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7BDDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7BDDC scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7BDDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7BDDC 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 5.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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