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#B7CBF5 Color

#B7CBF5 is rgb(183, 203, 245) in RGB, hsl(221, 76%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7CBF5
HEX#B7CBF5
RGBrgb(183, 203, 245)
HSLhsl(221, 76%, 84%)
HSVhsv(221, 25%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.063 265)
LABlab(81.23% -0.16 -23.19)
LCHlch(81.23% 23.19 269.60)

What #B7CBF5 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 #B7CBF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.29Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.26Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.42Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.74Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.26Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.6

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

#B7CBF5 Channel Values

How #B7CBF5 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 203 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 76% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 25% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7CBF5 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7CBF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7CBF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7CBF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7CBF5
Complementary
#F5E2B7
Analogous
#B7EAF5
Analogous
#C3B7F5
Triadic
#F5B7CB
Triadic
#CBF5B7
Split comp.
#F5C3B7
Split comp.
#EAF5B7

Tints & Shades of #B7CBF5

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

#C0D1F6
#C9D8F8
#D2DEF9
#DBE5FA
#E4EBFB
#EDF2FD

Shades

#86A7EE
#5080E7
#1F5CE0
#1746AB
#113279
#091C43

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7CBF5.

How #B7CBF5 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#B7CBF5
Protanopia#C8C8F5
Protanomaly#C1C9F5
Deuteranopia#C5C5F5
Deuteranomaly#BFC7F5
Tritanopia#B0D1D1
Tritanomaly#B3CFE0
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7CBF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7cbf5: #B7CBF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7CBF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7cbf5': '#B7CBF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.796, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_b7cbf5">#B7CBF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7CBF5"

More Blue Colors

#B7CBF5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B7CBF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7CBF5?

#B7CBF5 is a lightest blue — rgb(183, 203, 245) in RGB and hsl(221, 76%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #B7CBF5?

#B7CBF5 is rgb(183, 203, 245) — red 183, green 203, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7CBF5?

#B7CBF5 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7CBF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7CBF5 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7CBF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7CBF5 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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