#B2AECB#B2AECB
#B2AECB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.041 H 291.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 22%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 14%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.26, 7.15, -14.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.26, 15.88, 296.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% 0.0153 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.041 291.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2734, 44.0486, 62.6581) |
| Luminance | 0.4405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.63
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.89
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.10
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.42
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AECB #C7CBAE
analogous
#AEB9CB #B2AECB #C1AECB
triadic
#B2AECB #CBB2AE #AECBB2
tetradic
#B2AECB #CBAEB9 #C7CBAE #AECBC1
square
#B2AECB #CBAEB9 #C7CBAE #AECBC1
split-complementary
#B2AECB #CBC1AE #B9CBAE
monochromatic
#6B649B #8F89B3 #B2AECB #D5D3E3 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#B2AECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#B2AECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AECB
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AECB | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADB2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.041 291.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c6da',
500: '#b2aecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aecb; $custom-light: #c9c6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.276,
"s": 21.805,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76354,
"c": 0.04128,
"h": 291.7
},
"luminance": 0.44049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AECB
secondary
#E8E9E2
accent
#A04594
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FA
border
#D1D1D3
text
#131315
muted
#828283