#B0B8CD#B0B8CD
#B0B8CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.031 H 269.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0B8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 184, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 14%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.77, 1.48, -11.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.77, 11.62, 277.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% -0.0005 -0.0311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.031 269) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0619, 47.9182, 64.5681) |
| Luminance | 0.4792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.13
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.45
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.73
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.74
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.17
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0B8CD #CDC5B0
analogous
#B0C7CD #B0B8CD #B7B0CD
triadic
#B0B8CD #CDB0B8 #B8CDB0
tetradic
#B0B8CD #CDB0C7 #CDC5B0 #B0CDB7
square
#B0B8CD #CDB0C7 #CDC5B0 #B0CDB7
split-complementary
#B0B8CD #CDB7B0 #C7CDB0
monochromatic
#65759E #8B96B5 #B0B8CD #D5DAE5 #ECEEF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#B0B8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#B0B8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0B8CD
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0B8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0B8CD | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9BCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0b8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 184, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.031 269.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cddc',
500: '#b0b8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0b8cd; $custom-light: #c7cddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0b8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 184,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.448,
"s": 22.481,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78301,
"c": 0.03113,
"h": 269
},
"luminance": 0.47919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0B8CD
secondary
#EAE7E1
accent
#8745A1
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283