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#B7D3FB Color

#B7D3FB is rgb(183, 211, 251) in RGB, hsl(215, 89%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7D3FB
HEX#B7D3FB
RGBrgb(183, 211, 251)
HSLhsl(215, 89%, 85%)
HSVhsv(215, 27%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.064 257.3)
LABlab(83.49% -3.05 -22.96)
LCHlch(83.49% 23.16 262.43)

What #B7D3FB 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 #B7D3FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B7D3FB Channel Values

How #B7D3FB 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 211 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 89% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 27% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7D3FB 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B7D3FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7D3FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B7D3FB

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.

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Shades

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How #B7D3FB 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#B7D3FB
Protanopia#CFCFFB
Protanomaly#C6D0FB
Deuteranopia#CACAFC
Deuteranomaly#C3CEFB
Tritanopia#B0D9D9
Tritanomaly#B3D6E7
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7D3FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7d3fb: #B7D3FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7D3FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7d3fb': '#B7D3FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.827, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_b7d3fb">#B7D3FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7D3FB"

More Blue Colors

#B7D3FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B7D3FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7D3FB?

#B7D3FB is a lightest blue — rgb(183, 211, 251) in RGB and hsl(215, 89%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #B7D3FB?

#B7D3FB is rgb(183, 211, 251) — red 183, green 211, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7D3FB?

#B7D3FB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7D3FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7D3FB scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7D3FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7D3FB 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 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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