#B1ACED#B1ACED
#B1ACED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.092 H 287.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1ACED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 172, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 64%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 27%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 15.57, -31.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 35.43, 296.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% 0.0278 -0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.092 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1662, 44.9657, 86.2459) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.49
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.62
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.72
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 7.76
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1ACED #E8EDAC
analogous
#ACC8ED #B1ACED #D1ACED
triadic
#B1ACED #EDB1AC #ACEDB1
tetradic
#B1ACED #EDACC8 #E8EDAC #ACEDD1
square
#B1ACED #EDACC8 #E8EDAC #ACEDD1
split-complementary
#B1ACED #EDD1AC #C8EDAC
monochromatic
#5247D7 #827AE2 #B1ACED #E0DEF8 #E7E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#B1ACED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#B1ACED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1ACED
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1ACED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1ACED | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB4F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB1EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4B7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1aced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 172, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.092 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c4f3',
500: '#b1aced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1aced; $custom-light: #c9c4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1aced",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 172,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.615,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77202,
"c": 0.09218,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.44967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1ACED
secondary
#EFF1DA
accent
#CC19BE
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185