Close to Lavender Gray
#B4BDCD
#B4BDCD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B4BDCD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B4BDCD as they’d see it.
#B4BDCD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B4BDCD
What color is #B4BDCD?
#B4BDCD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B4BDCD in RGB?
#B4BDCD is rgb(180, 189, 205): 180 red, 189 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B4BDCD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 8, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B4BDCD?
PANTONE 2664 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B4BDCD?
Its complement #C4BCAC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.