HEX atlas value

#B0C4DE

#B0C4DE is a cool blue HEX color close to Light Steel Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 196, 222, HSL 214, 41%, 78%, has luminance 0.5398, and belongs to the balanced group.

blue cool balanced

#B0C4DE Sample readable text

HEX #B0C4DE

RGB rgb(176, 196, 222)

HSL hsl(214 41% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 12, 0, 13)

Luminance 0.5398

Contrast Black 11.8:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-b0c4de: #B0C4DE;
.background-b0c4de { background-color: #B0C4DE; }
.text-b0c4de { color: #B0C4DE; }

Luminance0.5398

Black text11.8:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B0C4DE","rgb":[176,196,222],"hsl":[214,41,78],"cmyk":[21,12,0,13],"luminance":0.5398,"contrast":{"black":11.8,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F4F9","hex":"#F1F4F9","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.05,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Powder Sky","hex":"#B7D9E8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0DBDE","hex":"#B0DBDE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Blue","hex":"#ADD8E6","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DECAB0","hex":"#DECAB0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.18,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","balanced","balanced blue","Light Steel Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b0c4de.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-steel-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DECAB0","analogous":["#B0DBDE","#B3B0DE"],"triadic":["#DEB0C4","#C4DEB0"],"tetradic":["#DEB0DB","#DECAB0","#B0DEB3"],"splitComplementary":["#DEB3B0","#DBDEB0"],"monochromatic":["#F1F4F9","#B0C4DE","#6F93C3"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F4F9","dark":"#6F93C3","saturated":"#A4C2EA","desaturated":"#BCC5D2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8D7FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-steel-blue","name":"Light Steel Blue","hex":"#B0C4DE","distance":0},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"light-blue","name":"Light Blue","hex":"#ADD8E6","distance":21.748563170931547},{"slug":"powder-sky","name":"Powder Sky","hex":"#B7D9E8","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"pastel-lilac","name":"Pastel Lilac","hex":"#BDB0D0","distance":27.65863337187866}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0C4DE

#B0C4DE is classified as a cool blue value with balanced visual character. #B0C4DE is visually closest to Light Steel Blue, a named blue color with HEX #B0C4DE.

The RGB channels are 176, 196, and 222, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 214deg with 41% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and calm digital interfaces. Its luminance is 0.5398, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.8:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0C4DE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.8:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F4F9#000000 text · best 19.05:1#F1F4F9

Powder Sky#000000 text · best 14.1:1#B7D9E8

#B0DBDE#000000 text · best 14.03:1#B0DBDE

Light Blue#000000 text · best 13.74:1#ADD8E6

#DECAB0#000000 text · best 13.18:1#DECAB0

Generated Palette

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DE

#DECAB0#DECAB0

#B0DBDE#B0DBDE

#B3B0DE#B3B0DE

#F1F4F9#F1F4F9

#6F93C3#6F93C3

Color Harmonies

#DECAB0#DECAB0

#B0DBDE#B0DBDE

#B3B0DE#B3B0DE

#DEB0C4#DEB0C4

#C4DEB0#C4DEB0

Variants

#F1F4F9#F1F4F9

#6F93C3#6F93C3

#A4C2EA#A4C2EA

#BCC5D2#BCC5D2

White#FFFFFF

#B8D7FF#B8D7FF

Nearest Named Colors

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DE

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Light Blue#ADD8E6

Powder Sky#B7D9E8

Pastel Lilac#BDB0D0

#B0C4DE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0C4DE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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