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#b7cdff Hex Color Code

#b7cdff Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #b7cdff is a very light shade of blue. In the RGB color model #b7cdff is composed of 71.76% red, 80.39% green and 100.0% blue. In the HSL color space #b7cdff has a hue of 222° (degrees), 100% saturation and 86% lightness. Its estimated dominant wavelength relative to D65 white is 474.86 nm.

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Color Schemes

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#b7cdff linear gradient to complementary #d9cd9a

  1. #b7cdff
  2. #c0cdee
  3. #c7cddd
  4. #cdcdcd
  5. #d2cdbc
  6. #d6cdab
  7. #d9cd9a

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #8fa6d6
  2. #9cb3e3
  3. #aac0f1
  4. #b7cdff
  5. #cad9ff
  6. #dce6ff
  7. #eef2ff

Tones

  1. #b7cdff
  2. #bccdf7
  3. #c0cdee
  4. #c3cde6
  5. #c7cdde
  6. #cacdd5
  7. #cdcdcd

Tints and Shades

#b7cdff to white

  1. #b7cdff
  2. #c4d5ff
  3. #d0ddff
  4. #dce6ff
  5. #e8eeff
  6. #f4f6ff
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#b7cdff to black

  1. #b7cdff
  2. #96a7d0
  3. #7683a2
  4. #586177
  5. #3b414e
  6. #212329
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Match distances use ΔE′ CAM16-UCS: lower values mean closer digital swatches. These values are not interchangeable with CIE76 or CIEDE2000 and do not guarantee a physical paint match. LRV is estimated from the digital sRGB swatch, not a manufacturer measurement of physical paint.

Paint colors are digital approximations; actual paint and lighting may differ.

Similar Paints

  1. Plascon

    ★ Powdered Blue B5-A2-2
    #b4c8f8
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 1.717 / LRV ≈ 57.8% (Δ = -3.2, darker)
  2. Green Planet Paints

    Lupine
    #adc6fb
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 2.664 / LRV ≈ 56.2% (Δ = -4.7, darker)
  3. Caparol

    Astra 50 / 90 11 265
    #b8ccf4
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 2.88 / LRV ≈ 59.9% (Δ = -1.0, darker)
  4. Warcolours

    Ice Blue
    #bdccf5
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 3.005 / LRV ≈ 60.6% (Δ = -0.4, darker)

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Simulations are approximations: color vision varies from person to person, and screens and lighting change how colors look. Rod vision shows lightness as people with complete achromatopsia see it: reds look darker and blue-greens lighter. Red-green figures are for people of Northern European descent; rates vary with ancestry.

#b7cdff Contrast Ratios

BackgroundWCAG 2.2Normal textLarge textNon-text UINearest passing shade (4.5:1)Color Blindness Simulation
#ffffff1.59:1FailFailFail#6376a4May be hard to distinguish
#00000013.19:1AAAAAAAA
Complement #d9cd9a1.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Analogous #96d5fb1.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Analogous #d9c4f51.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Split Complementary #bdd5a41.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Split Complementary #f1c59f1.0:1FailFailFail#455782May be hard to distinguish
Triad #a0dab91.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Triad #ffbeaf1.0:1FailFailFail#455782May be hard to distinguish
Square #ffbbc71.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Square #8adbd31.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
Tetradic #f3bde11.0:1FailFailFail#455682May be hard to distinguish
How the checker works

Large text: at least 18 pt, or 14 pt bold. Ratios are rounded for display; pass/fail uses the full value.

Adjusts OkLCh lightness with hue and chroma fixed before sRGB clipping and rounding. The suggested hex is checked again.

Simulated CIE76 ΔE below 10 triggers a conservative warning. This is an approximation, not a WCAG requirement; never rely on color alone.

#b7cdff HTML / CSS Code Examples

#b7cdff foreground

Where music is no harm can be.

<p style="color: #b7cdff">…</p>

#b7cdff background

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

<p style="background-color: #b7cdff">…</p>

#b7cdff shadow

There can be no excess to love, none to knowledge, none to beauty, when these attributes are considered in the purest sense.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #b7cdff">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Input: opaque 8-bit sRGB; CIE 1931 2° observer. XYZ and CIELab/LCh use D65 unless marked D50; D50 conversions use Bradford adaptation. XYZ white is Y = 100, or Y = 1 for CSS and u′v′Y. Displayed coordinates are rounded.

Match distances use ΔE′ CAM16-UCS: lower values mean closer digital swatches. These values are not interchangeable with CIE76 or CIEDE2000 and do not guarantee a physical paint match.

Y′CbCr values are normalized coordinates or unquantized 10-bit limited-range code values.

CIECAM02 and CAM02-UCS: D65; LA = 40 cd/m²; Yb = 20 (Yw = 100); F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1.

CAM16 and CAM16-UCS: D65; LA = 40 cd/m²; Yb = 20 (Yw = 100); average surround (F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1).

HCT (Material Color Utilities): D65; LA ≈ 11.73 cd/m²; Yb = 18.42 (Yw = 100); F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1; T = L*.

JzAzBz and JzCzHz use white at 1 cd/m². This luminance convention is separate from the BT.2100 preset.

ACES values use a colorimetric conversion with Bradford adaptation; they do not reconstruct scene exposure.

BT.2100 PQ/HLG and ICtCp assume sRGB white at 203 cd/m². HLG: peak 1000 cd/m², black 0 cd/m², system gamma 1.2, reference surround.

Decimal
12045823
Binary
10110111, 11001101, 11111111
Hexadecimal
#b7cdff
LRV
≈ 60.9%
LRV is estimated from the digital sRGB swatch, not a manufacturer measurement of physical paint.
Closest short hex
#bcf ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 1.598
RGB
rgb(183, 205, 255)
RGBA
rgba(183, 205, 255, 1.0)
Adobe RGB (1998)
R: 0.73796, G: 0.799, B: 0.99257
rg chromaticity
r: 0.285, g: 0.319, b: 0.397
RYB
red: 71.765%, yellow: 78.373%, blue: 100.0%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-4731393 / 0xffb7cdff
HSL
hsl(221.66667, 100%, 85.88235%)
HSLA
hsla(221.66667, 100%, 85.88235%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 222° (221.667), saturation: 28% (0.282), value: 100% (1.0)
HSP
hue: 221.667, saturation: 28.235%, perceived brightness: 80.459%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 252.778, S: 99.985, L: 82.351
Cubehelix
H: -140.268, S: 0.676, L: 0.8
TSL
T: -2.172, S: 0.068, L: 0.8
CMYK
cyan: 28% (0.282), magenta: 20% (0.196), yellow: 0% (0.0), key: 0% (0.0)
CMYK is a simple RGB-derived approximation without an ICC printer profile; it is not a printing specification.
CMY
cyan: 28% (0.282), magenta: 20% (0.196), yellow: 0% (0.0)
XYZ D65 / Y=100
X: 59.405, Y: 60.948, Z: 103.223
xyY
x: 0.266, y: 0.273, Y: 60.948
CIELab D65
L: 82.351, a: 3.569, b: -26.902
CIELuv
L: 82.351, u: -13.571, v: -43.781
CIELCH / LCHab D65
L: 82.351, C: 27.138, H: 277.557
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 82.351, C: 45.836, H: 252.778
Hunter-Lab
L: 78.069, a: -0.796, b: -23.744
CIECAM02
J: 75.777, C: 33.882, h: -101.21, Q: 171.506, M: 29.63, s: 41.565, H: 310.458
CAM16 JCh
lightness: 76.39, chroma: 31.33, hue: 266.349
CAM16 JMh
lightness: 76.39, colorfulness: 27.397, hue: 266.349
CAM16 Jsh
lightness: 76.39, saturation: 39.887, hue: 266.349
CAM16 QCh
perceived brightness: 172.208, chroma: 31.33, hue: 266.349
CAM16 QMh
perceived brightness: 172.208, colorfulness: 27.397, hue: 266.349
CAM16 Qsh
perceived brightness: 172.208, saturation: 39.887, hue: 266.349
CAM16 UCS JMh
lightness: 84.616, colorfulness: 21.285, hue: 266.349
CAM16 UCS Jab
lightness: 84.616, a: -1.355, b: -21.242
HCT
H: 265.689, C: 31.752, T: 82.352
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.193, jaune: -4.712, green: 0.87
LMS
L: 52.952, M: 62.292, S: 102.516
YCbCr / BT.601 / sRGB / 8-bit [16–235, 16–240]
Y: 191.341, Cb: 153.206, Cr: 114.792
YCoCg
Y: 212.0, Cg: -7.0, Co: 27.75
YDbDr
Y: 204.122, Db: 76.55, Dr: 40.176
YPbPr
Y: 203.914, Pb: 27.53, Pr: -13.3
xvYCC
Y: 191.126, Cb: 152.183, Cr: 116.317
YIQ
Y: 204.122, I: -29.169, Q: 10.905
YUV
Y: 204.122, U: 25.039, V: -18.53
Okhsl
h: 266.27, s: 1.0, l: 0.824
Okhsv
h: 266.27, s: 0.273, v: 1.0
Okhwb
h: 266.27, w: 0.727, b: 0.0
Oklab
oklab(0.84898 -0.00482 -0.07398)
OkLCh
oklch(0.84898 0.07413 266.27)
JzAzBz
Jz: 0.01319, Az: -0.0011, Bz: -0.00779
JzCzHz
Jz: 0.01319, Cz: 0.00787, Hz: 261.98563
Linear sRGB
color(srgb-linear 0.473531 0.610496 1.000000)
Display P3
color(display-p3 0.733935 0.801250 0.983466)
Linear Display P3
color(display-p3-linear 0.497844 0.605948 0.962798)
Adobe RGB (1998) / CSS
color(a98-rgb 0.737929 0.799003 0.992678)
ProPhoto RGB / ROMM RGB
color(prophoto-rgb 0.747856 0.758479 0.969219)
Rec.2020 RGB / SDR
color(rec2020 0.774414 0.811336 0.981887)
XYZ D65 / CSS
color(xyz-d65 0.594047 0.609480 1.032225)
XYZ D50 / CSS
color(xyz-d50 0.584656 0.603631 0.780052)
CIELab D50 / CSS
lab(82.035158 0.633774 -27.257055)
CIELCh D50 / CSS
lch(82.035158 27.264422 271.331987)
HWB
hwb(221.666667 71.764706% 0.000000%)
Rec.709 RGB / OETF
R′: 0.685979, G′: 0.781087, B′: 1.000000
eciRGB v2
R: 0.780199, G: 0.814618, B: 0.990998
CIE 1976 u′v′Y / Y=1
u′: 0.185164, v′: 0.427441, Y: 0.609480
CAM02-UCS
J′: 84.172628, a′: -4.400753, b′: -22.206082
Y′CbCr BT.709 / Y′ [0, 1], Cb/Cr [−0.5, 0.5]
Y′: 0.776673, Cb: 0.120353, Cr: -0.057591
Y′CbCr BT.709 / 10-bit [64–940, 64–960]
Y′: 744.365138, Cb: 619.836501, Cr: 460.398635
Y′CbCr BT.2020 NCL / Y′ [0, 1], Cb/Cr [−0.5, 0.5]
Y′: 0.778407, Cb: 0.106359, Cr: -0.029585
Y′CbCr BT.2020 NCL / 10-bit [64–940, 64–960]
Y′: 745.884310, Cb: 607.298058, Cr: 485.491656
ACEScg / AP1
R: 0.544965, G: 0.606118, B: 0.946459
ACES2065-1 / AP0
R: 0.619360, G: 0.635893, B: 0.947308
ACEScct
R: 0.504808, G: 0.513566, B: 0.550263
BT.2100 PQ / RGB
R′: 0.517591, G′: 0.528920, B′: 0.576108
BT.2100 HLG / RGB
R′: 0.642135, G′: 0.665493, B′: 0.757456
ICtCp / BT.2100 PQ
I: 0.530973, Ct: 0.056848, Cp: -0.028813
ICtCp / BT.2100 HLG
I: 0.669647, Ct: 0.060290, Cp: -0.030726
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 8/6 ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 3.38 / ΔLRV = -3.8 (darker)
Brand Color
Google Cloud Storage / Google Dataflow / Google Dataproc / Google Pub/Sub ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 2.732 / ΔLRV = -2.3 (darker)

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