#B1BFDE#B1BFDE
#B1BFDE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.047 H 266.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1BFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 191, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 41%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 20%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.3%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.21, 1.71, -17.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.21, 17.16, 275.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.41% -0.0032 -0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.41% 0.047 266.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9437, 51.8815, 76.4759) |
| Luminance | 0.5188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.61
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.90
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.13
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.49
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.93
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1BFDE #DED0B1
analogous
#B1D5DE #B1BFDE #B9B1DE
triadic
#B1BFDE #DEB1BF #BFDEB1
tetradic
#B1BFDE #DEB1D5 #DED0B1 #B1DEB9
square
#B1BFDE #DEB1D5 #DED0B1 #B1DEB9
split-complementary
#B1BFDE #DEB9B1 #D5DEB1
monochromatic
#5B78BA #869CCC #B1BFDE #DCE2F0 #E9EDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#B1BFDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#B1BFDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1BFDE
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1BFDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1BFDE | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C1E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BDDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6C5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1bfde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 191, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.047 266.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d2e8',
500: '#b1bfde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1bfde; $custom-light: #c8d2e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1bfde",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 191,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.333,
"s": 40.541,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80405,
"c": 0.04658,
"h": 266.1
},
"luminance": 0.51883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1BFDE
secondary
#B6A47D
accent
#8B32B4
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#828384