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#B8BDE0 Color

#B8BDE0 is rgb(184, 189, 224) in RGB, hsl(232, 39%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8BDE0
HEX#B8BDE0
RGBrgb(184, 189, 224)
HSLhsl(232, 39%, 80%)
HSVhsv(232, 18%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.05 278.8)
LABlab(77.08% 3.58 -18.20)
LCHlch(77.08% 18.55 281.14)

What #B8BDE0 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 #B8BDE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.54Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.69Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.15Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.64Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.37Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.22

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

#B8BDE0 Channel Values

How #B8BDE0 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 184 · G 189 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 39% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 18% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8BDE0 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8BDE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8BDE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8BDE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8BDE0
Complementary
#E0DBB8
Analogous
#B8D1E0
Analogous
#C7B8E0
Triadic
#E0B8BD
Triadic
#BDE0B8
Split comp.
#E0C7B8
Split comp.
#D1E0B8

Tints & Shades of #B8BDE0

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

#C3C7E5
#CACEE8
#D4D8EC
#DCDEEF
#E6E8F4
#EDEFF7

Shades

#9199CF
#6A75BE
#4956A7
#3A4383
#282F5C
#171B35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8BDE0.

How #B8BDE0 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#B8BDE0
Protanopia#BCBCE0
Protanomaly#BBBCE0
Deuteranopia#BBBBE0
Deuteranomaly#BABCE0
Tritanopia#B3C2C2
Tritanomaly#B5C0CF
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8BDE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8bde0: #B8BDE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8BDE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8bde0': '#B8BDE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.741, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_b8bde0">#B8BDE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8BDE0"

More Blue Colors

#B8BDE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B8BDE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8BDE0?

#B8BDE0 is a lightest blue — rgb(184, 189, 224) in RGB and hsl(232, 39%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #B8BDE0?

#B8BDE0 is rgb(184, 189, 224) — red 184, green 189, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8BDE0?

#B8BDE0 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8BDE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8BDE0 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8BDE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8BDE0 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 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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