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#B8E2FE Color

#B8E2FE is rgb(184, 226, 254) in RGB, hsl(204, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 11%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E2FE
HEX#B8E2FE
RGBrgb(184, 226, 254)
HSLhsl(204, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(204, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 11%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.058 237.5)
LABlab(87.58% -9.47 -18.39)
LCHlch(87.58% 20.69 242.75)

What #B8E2FE 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 #B8E2FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.03Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.19Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 8.36Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.45Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.72Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 9.94

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

#B8E2FE Channel Values

How #B8E2FE 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 226 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E2FE 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E2FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E2FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E2FE
Complementary
#FED4B9
Analogous
#B9FEF7
Analogous
#B9C0FE
Triadic
#FEB9E2
Triadic
#E2FEB9
Split comp.
#FEB9C0
Split comp.
#FEF7B9

Tints & Shades of #B8E2FE

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

#C3E6FE
#C8E8FE
#D2EDFE
#DCF1FE
#E6F5FF
#EBF7FF

Shades

#7CCAFD
#45B3FC
#099AFB
#0377C4
#025288
#013150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E2FE.

How #B8E2FE 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#B8E2FE
Protanopia#DCDCFE
Protanomaly#CEDEFE
Deuteranopia#D5D5FF
Deuteranomaly#CADBFF
Tritanopia#B3E6E6
Tritanomaly#B5E4F0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E2FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e2fe: #B8E2FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E2FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e2fe': '#B8E2FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.886, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e2fe">#B8E2FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E2FE"

More Blue Colors

#B8E2FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B8E2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E2FE?

#B8E2FE is a lightest blue — rgb(184, 226, 254) in RGB and hsl(204, 97%, 86%) 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 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #B8E2FE?

#B8E2FE is rgb(184, 226, 254) — red 184, green 226, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E2FE?

#B8E2FE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 11%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E2FE scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E2FE 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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