#B0BACE#B0BACE
#B0BACE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.031 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0BACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 186, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 23%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 15%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.33, 0.61, -11.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.33, 11.25, 273.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.75% -0.003 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.75% 0.031 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6014, 48.8034, 65.3454) |
| Luminance | 0.4880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.20
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.59
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.60
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.46
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.08
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0BACE #CEC4B0
analogous
#B0C9CE #B0BACE #B5B0CE
triadic
#B0BACE #CEB0BA #BACEB0
tetradic
#B0BACE #CEB0C9 #CEC4B0 #B0CEB5
square
#B0BACE #CEB0C9 #CEC4B0 #B0CEB5
split-complementary
#B0BACE #CEB5B0 #C9CEB0
monochromatic
#64789F #8A99B7 #B0BACE #D6DBE5 #ECEFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#B0BACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#B0BACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0BACE
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0BACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0BACE | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B8CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9BEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0bace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 186, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.031 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cedd',
500: '#b0bace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0bace; $custom-light: #c7cedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0bace",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 186,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 23.438,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78747,
"c": 0.03051,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.48804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0BACE
secondary
#EAE7E1
accent
#8244A2
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283