#B0B4CE#B0B4CE
#B0B4CE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.037 H 278.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0B4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 180, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 23%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 15%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.76, 3.86, -13.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.76, 14.13, 285.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% 0.0055 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.037 278.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3638, 46.3283, 64.9328) |
| Luminance | 0.4633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.56
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.77
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.54
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.72
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.98
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0B4CE #CECAB0
analogous
#B0C3CE #B0B4CE #BBB0CE
triadic
#B0B4CE #CEB0B4 #B4CEB0
tetradic
#B0B4CE #CEB0C3 #CECAB0 #B0CEBB
square
#B0B4CE #CEB0C3 #CECAB0 #B0CEBB
split-complementary
#B0B4CE #CEBBB0 #C3CEB0
monochromatic
#646C9F #8A90B7 #B0B4CE #D6D8E5 #ECEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#B0B4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.27
#B0B4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0B4CE
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0B4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0B4CE | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.27 | 10.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAB8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0b4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 180, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.037 278.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cadd',
500: '#b0b4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0b4ce; $custom-light: #c7cadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0b4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 180,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232,
"s": 23.438,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77516,
"c": 0.03719,
"h": 278.6
},
"luminance": 0.46329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0B4CE
secondary
#EAE9E1
accent
#9544A2
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283