Information about #B1C4FF color

#B1C4FF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B1C4FF is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 196, 255) — 69.4% red, 76.9% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 23 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength deep-sea blue, #B1C4FF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Electricity (#B3CEFF). Slightly further away sit Pale Phthalo Blue (#C2C9FF) and Very Light Cobalt Blue (#9EC2FF).

The recipe behind #B1C4FF is rgb(177, 196, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1C4FF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1C4FF color variations

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#B1C4FF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B1C4FF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1C4FF
  • RGB177, 196, 255
  • CMYK31, 23, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(177, 196, 255)
  • HSL225°, 100%, 85%
  • HSL Precise225.385°, 100%, 84.706%
  • HSV225°, 31%, 100%
  • HSB225°, 31%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.769, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.769, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.769, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1C4FF
  • DECIMAL ID11650303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01