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#B5CEFF closest to Night Snow

#B5CEFF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Night Snow. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 80.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(181, 206, 255)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #B5CEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.24:1.

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Variations of #B5CEFF

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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#B5CEFF 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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#B5CEFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5CEFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7CAFE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BED1FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBD0FF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7CAFE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7CCFE
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A1D8DE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AED2F1
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8CDDB

#B5CEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#B5CEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.24:1 Super#B5CEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5CEFF in CSS

/* Night Snow */
.color { color: #B5CEFF; }
.background { background-color: #B5CEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5CEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 206 255);
color: hsl(220 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.074 263.7);

#B5CEFF FAQ

What color is #B5CEFF?

#B5CEFF is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Night Snow. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5CEFF?

#B5CEFF is rgb(181, 206, 255) in RGB, hsl(220, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEFF?

The complementary color of #B5CEFF is #FFE6B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5CEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5CEFF: 13.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5CEFF a warm or cool color?

#B5CEFF is a cool color.