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#B4E6FA closest to Breaking the Ice

#B4E6FA is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breaking the Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 90.2% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(180, 230, 250)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 87% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #B4E6FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.64:1.

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Variations of #B4E6FA

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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#B4E6FA 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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#B4E6FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4E6FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0DBFA
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBE3FB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1E3FB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0DBFA
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9DFFA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9EECEC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACE9F4
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5E0E6

#B4E6FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#B4E6FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.64:1 Super#B4E6FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4E6FA in CSS

/* Breaking the Ice */
.color { color: #B4E6FA; }
.background { background-color: #B4E6FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4E6FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 230 250);
color: hsl(197 87% 84%);
color: oklch(0.897 0.058 224.3);

#B4E6FA FAQ

What color is #B4E6FA?

#B4E6FA is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B4E6FA?

#B4E6FA is rgb(180, 230, 250) in RGB, hsl(197, 87%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4E6FA?

The complementary color of #B4E6FA is #FAC8B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4E6FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4E6FA: 15.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4E6FA a warm or cool color?

#B4E6FA is a cool color.