#b4c7ec Color Information

#b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec. In RGB, it consists of 70.6% Red, 78.0% Green, and 92.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 23.7% Cyan, 15.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 219.6°, with saturation of 59.6% and lightness of 81.6%. The decimal value for #b4c7ec is 11847660, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b4c7ec 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#b4c7ec Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color180, 199, 236 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.6%, 78.0%, 92.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.294, 0.220, 0.075 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.237, 0.157, 0, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color219.6°, 59.6%, 81.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color219.6°, 23.7%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color54.386, 56.606, 87.416 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color180, 194, 236 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11847660 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.958, 1.490, -20.439 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.958, 20.494, 274.169 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.958, -11.666, -32.543 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.237, -2.634, -16.222 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.274, 0.285, 56.606 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290037740 / 0xffb4c7ec Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: November 25, 2024

Shades of #b4c7ec

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b4c7ec, its pure hue is 219.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, and its lightness is 81.6%. 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 #b4c7ec, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17191e to #9eaecf.

Tints of #b4c7ec

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b4c7ec, its pure hue is 219.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, and its lightness is 81.6%. 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 #b4c7ec, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bdceee to #f6f8fd.

Tones of #b4c7ec

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b4c7ec, its pure hue is 219.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, 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 #b4c7ec, which range from #d0d0d0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a1c1ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b4c7ec

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b4c7ec! For #b4c7ec, 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, #b4c7ec. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b4c7ec

This color, #b4c7ec, consists of 70.6% Red, 78.0% Green, and 92.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 180, Green = 199, Blue = 236. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b4c7ec is 23.7% Cyan, 15.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.6%
C23.7%
G78.0%
M15.7%
B92.5%
Y0.0%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 180 199 236
Octal 264 307 354
Hexa #b4 #c7 #ec
Binary 10110100 11000111 11101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 23 15 0 7
Octal 27 17 0 7
Hexa #17 #0f #00 #07
Binary 00010111 00001111 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #b4c7ec

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b4c7ec — which has hue 219.6° — its analogous colors are located at 189.6° and 249.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4c7ec.

Triadic Colors of #b4c7ec

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 #b4c7ec — which has hue 219.6° — its triadic colors are located at 99.6° and 339.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4c7ec.

Complementary Color of #b4c7ec

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b4c7ec — which has hue 219.6° — its complementary color is located at 39.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4c7ec.

Split Complementary Colors of #b4c7ec

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 #b4c7ec — which has hue 219.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 9.6° and 219.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4c7ec.

Tetradic Colors of #b4c7ec

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 #b4c7ec — which has hue 219.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 129.6°, 219.6°, 309.6°, and 39.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4c7ec.

Monochromatic Colors of #b4c7ec

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b4c7ec, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9db0d4 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5e1fa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b4c7ec

We want to make getting started with #b4c7ec on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b4c7ec into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec with other HTML elements.

#b4c7ec Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b4c7ec.
<span style="color: #b4c7ec;">The color of this text is #b4c7ec.</span>

#b4c7ec Background Color

The background color for this text is #b4c7ec.
<div style="background-color: #b4c7ec; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b4c7ec.</div>

#b4c7ec Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b4c7ec.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b4c7ec;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b4c7ec.</span>

#b4c7ec Border Color

This is a div with border color #b4c7ec.
<div style="border: #b4c7ec 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b4c7ec.</div>

#b4c7ec Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b4c7ec on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4c7ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4c7ec on a white background.</div></div>

#b4c7ec Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b4c7ec on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4c7ec; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4c7ec on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b4c7ec to White

This is a gradient from #b4c7ec to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4c7ec,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4c7ec to white.</div>

Gradient from #b4c7ec to Black

This is a gradient from #b4c7ec to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4c7ec,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4c7ec,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4c7ec to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b4c7ec

In addition to using #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b4c7ec, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 180, Green = 199, Blue = 236). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(180, 199, 236)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b4c7ec; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b4c7ec; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b4c7ec; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(180, 199, 236);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b4c7ec")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:180, green:199, blue:236, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:180 green:199 blue:236 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(180f, 199f, 236f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(180, 199, 236);
 

#b4c7ec Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b4c7ec the same way. For those with color blindness, #b4c7ec might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b4c7ec looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec 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 #b4c7ec 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 1.7:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text