#b8bfdc Color Information

#b8bfdc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b8bfdc, and its official name is Stardust Evening. In RGB, it consists of 72.2% Red, 74.9% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 16.4% Cyan, 13.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 228.3°, with saturation of 34% and lightness of 79.2%. The decimal value for #b8bfdc is 12107740, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b8bfdc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b8bfdc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorStardust Evening Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color184, 191, 220 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color72.2%, 74.9%, 86.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.278, 0.251, 0.137 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.164, 0.132, 0, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color228.3°, 34.0%, 79.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color228.3°, 16.4%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.316, 52.619, 75.162 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color184, 190, 220 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12107740 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.650, 3.476, -15.292 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.650, 15.682, 282.806 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.650, -5.350, -24.349 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.539, -0.668, -10.656 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.287, 0.294, 52.619 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290297820 / 0xffb8bfdc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b8bfdc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b8bfdc, its pure hue is 228.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.0%, and its lightness is 79.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b8bfdc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17181c to #a1a7c1.

Tints of #b8bfdc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b8bfdc, its pure hue is 228.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.0%, and its lightness is 79.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b8bfdc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c1c7e0 to #f6f7fb.

Tones of #b8bfdc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b8bfdc, its pure hue is 228.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b8bfdc, which range from #cacaca (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #95aaff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b8bfdc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b8bfdc! For #b8bfdc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b8bfdc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b8bfdc

This color, #b8bfdc, consists of 72.2% Red, 74.9% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 184, Green = 191, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b8bfdc is 16.4% Cyan, 13.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R72.2%
C16.4%
G74.9%
M13.2%
B86.3%
Y0.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 184 191 220
Octal 270 277 334
Hexa #b8 #bf #dc
Binary 10111000 10111111 11011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 16 13 0 13
Octal 20 15 0 15
Hexa #10 #0d #00 #0d
Binary 00010000 00001101 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #b8bfdc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b8bfdc — which has hue 228.3° — its analogous colors are located at 198.3° and 258.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8bfdc.

Triadic Colors of #b8bfdc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b8bfdc — which has hue 228.3° — its triadic colors are located at 108.3° and 348.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8bfdc.

Complementary Color of #b8bfdc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b8bfdc — which has hue 228.3° — its complementary color is located at 48.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8bfdc.

Split Complementary Colors of #b8bfdc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b8bfdc — which has hue 228.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 18.3° and 228.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8bfdc.

Tetradic Colors of #b8bfdc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b8bfdc — which has hue 228.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 138.3°, 228.3°, 318.3°, and 48.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b8bfdc.

Monochromatic Colors of #b8bfdc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b8bfdc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a2a7bd — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d7dcf2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b8bfdc

We want to make getting started with #b8bfdc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b8bfdc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b8bfdc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b8bfdc with other HTML elements.

#b8bfdc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b8bfdc.
<span style="color: #b8bfdc;">The color of this text is #b8bfdc.</span>

#b8bfdc Background Color

The background color for this text is #b8bfdc.
<div style="background-color: #b8bfdc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b8bfdc.</div>

#b8bfdc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b8bfdc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b8bfdc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b8bfdc.</span>

#b8bfdc Border Color

This is a div with border color #b8bfdc.
<div style="border: #b8bfdc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b8bfdc.</div>

#b8bfdc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b8bfdc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8bfdc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8bfdc on a white background.</div></div>

#b8bfdc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b8bfdc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b8bfdc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b8bfdc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b8bfdc to White

This is a gradient from #b8bfdc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8bfdc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8bfdc to white.</div>

Gradient from #b8bfdc to Black

This is a gradient from #b8bfdc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b8bfdc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b8bfdc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b8bfdc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b8bfdc

In addition to using #b8bfdc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b8bfdc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b8bfdc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 184, Green = 191, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b8bfdc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b8bfdc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(184, 191, 220)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b8bfdc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b8bfdc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b8bfdc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(184, 191, 220);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b8bfdc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:184, green:191, blue:220, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:184 green:191 blue:220 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(184f, 191f, 220f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(184, 191, 220);
 

#b8bfdc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b8bfdc the same way. For those with color blindness, #b8bfdc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b8bfdc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b8bfdc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b8bfdc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b8bfdc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b8bfdc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text