#B0B8CA#B0B8CA
#B0B8CA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.027 H 266.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0B8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 184, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 20%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 13%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, 0.84, -10.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 10.06, 274.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.2% -0.0016 -0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.2% 0.027 266.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7033, 47.7748, 62.6793) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.18
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.42
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.51
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.66
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.61
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0B8CA #CAC2B0
analogous
#B0C5CA #B0B8CA #B5B0CA
triadic
#B0B8CA #CAB0B8 #B8CAB0
tetradic
#B0B8CA #CAB0C5 #CAC2B0 #B0CAB5
square
#B0B8CA #CAB0C5 #CAC2B0 #B0CAB5
split-complementary
#B0B8CA #CAB5B0 #C5CAB0
monochromatic
#677699 #8B97B1 #B0B8CA #D5D9E3 #EDEFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B0B8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#B0B8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0B8CA
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0B8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0B8CA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AABBBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0b8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 184, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.027 266.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cdda',
500: '#b0b8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0b8ca; $custom-light: #c7cdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0b8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 184,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.538,
"s": 19.697,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.782,
"c": 0.02708,
"h": 266.5
},
"luminance": 0.47775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0B8CA
secondary
#E9E7E2
accent
#83479E
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FA
border
#D1D2D3
text
#131314
muted
#828283