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#B8CCF5 Color

#B8CCF5 is rgb(184, 204, 245) in RGB, hsl(220, 75%, 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8CCF5
HEX#B8CCF5
RGBrgb(184, 204, 245)
HSLhsl(220, 75%, 84%)
HSVhsv(220, 25%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.062 264.6)
LABlab(81.56% -0.34 -22.68)
LCHlch(81.56% 22.68 269.13)

What #B8CCF5 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 #B8CCF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 5.97Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 7.25Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.36Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.65Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.08Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.16

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

#B8CCF5 Channel Values

How #B8CCF5 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 204 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 75% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · 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
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8CCF5 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8CCF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8CCF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8CCF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8CCF5
Complementary
#F5E0B8
Analogous
#B8EBF5
Analogous
#C2B8F5
Triadic
#F5B8CC
Triadic
#CCF5B8
Split comp.
#F5C2B8
Split comp.
#EBF5B8

Tints & Shades of #B8CCF5

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

#C1D2F6
#C9D9F7
#D2DFF9
#DBE6FA
#E4ECFB
#EDF2FC

Shades

#87A9EE
#5183E6
#2060DF
#1849AA
#113478
#0A1D43

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8CCF5.

How #B8CCF5 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#B8CCF5
Protanopia#C9C9F5
Protanomaly#C2CAF5
Deuteranopia#C6C6F5
Deuteranomaly#C0C8F5
Tritanopia#B1D2D2
Tritanomaly#B4CFE1
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8CCF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8ccf5: #B8CCF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8CCF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8ccf5': '#B8CCF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.800, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_b8ccf5">#B8CCF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8CCF5"

More Blue Colors

#B8CCF5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B8CCF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8CCF5?

#B8CCF5 is a lightest blue — rgb(184, 204, 245) in RGB and hsl(220, 75%, 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #B8CCF5?

#B8CCF5 is rgb(184, 204, 245) — red 184, green 204, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8CCF5?

#B8CCF5 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 #B8CCF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8CCF5 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8CCF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8CCF5 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 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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