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#B4EAFF closest to Breaking the Ice

#B4EAFF 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, 91.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(180, 234, 255)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B4EAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.15:1.

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Variations of #B4EAFF

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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#B4EAFF 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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#B4EAFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4EAFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2DEFF
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEE7FF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3E7FF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2DEFF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBE2FF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CF1F0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABEDF8
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7E4E9

#B4EAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#B4EAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.15:1 Super#B4EAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4EAFF in CSS

/* Breaking the Ice */
.color { color: #B4EAFF; }
.background { background-color: #B4EAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4EAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 234 255);
color: hsl(197 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.907 0.062 223.8);

#B4EAFF FAQ

What color is #B4EAFF?

#B4EAFF 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 #B4EAFF?

#B4EAFF is rgb(180, 234, 255) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4EAFF?

The complementary color of #B4EAFF is #FFC9B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4EAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4EAFF: 16.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4EAFF a warm or cool color?

#B4EAFF is a cool color.