#B2ADCD#B2ADCD
#B2ADCD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.046 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2ADCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 173, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 24%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 16%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.07, 8.13, -15.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.07, 17.56, 297.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% 0.0174 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.046 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3208, 43.7596, 63.8572) |
| Luminance | 0.4376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.64
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.29
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.54
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.79
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.83
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2ADCD #C8CDAD
analogous
#ADB8CD #B2ADCD #C2ADCD
triadic
#B2ADCD #CDB2AD #ADCDB2
tetradic
#B2ADCD #CDADB8 #C8CDAD #ADCDC2
square
#B2ADCD #CDADB8 #C8CDAD #ADCDC2
split-complementary
#B2ADCD #CDC2AD #B8CDAD
monochromatic
#6B619F #8E87B6 #B2ADCD #D6D3E4 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#B2ADCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#B2ADCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2ADCD
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2ADCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2ADCD | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B1CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADB2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2adcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 173, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.046 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c5dc',
500: '#b2adcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2adcd; $custom-light: #c9c5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2adcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 173,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.375,
"s": 24.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76224,
"c": 0.04563,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.4376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2ADCD
secondary
#E8EAE1
accent
#A34394
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183