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#B4D4E9 closest to Delicate Ice

#B4D4E9 is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Delicate Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 83.1% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(180, 212, 233)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 55% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #B4D4E9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.53:1.

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Variations of #B4D4E9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B4D4E9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B4D4E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4D4E9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3CDE9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD3EA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5D3EA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CDE9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFD0E9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5D9DB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFD6E3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9D1D6

#B4D4E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#B4D4E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.53:1 Super#B4D4E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4D4E9 in CSS

/* Delicate Ice */
.color { color: #B4D4E9; }
.background { background-color: #B4D4E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4D4E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 212 233);
color: hsl(204 55% 81%);
color: oklch(0.853 0.045 236.8);

#B4D4E9 FAQ

What color is #B4D4E9?

#B4D4E9 is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4D4E9?

#B4D4E9 is rgb(180, 212, 233) in RGB, hsl(204, 55%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4D4E9?

The complementary color of #B4D4E9 is #E9C9B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4D4E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4D4E9: 13.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4D4E9 a warm or cool color?

#B4D4E9 is a cool color.