#B2AECE#B2AECE
#B2AECE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.046 H 291.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 25%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 16%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.36, 7.79, -15.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.36, 17.51, 296.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.46% 0.0163 -0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.46% 0.046 291) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6344, 44.1930, 64.5592) |
| Luminance | 0.4419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.80
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.24
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.45
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.21
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AECE #CACEAE
analogous
#AEBACE #B2AECE #C2AECE
triadic
#B2AECE #CEB2AE #AECEB2
tetradic
#B2AECE #CEAEBA #CACEAE #AECEC2
square
#B2AECE #CEAEBA #CACEAE #AECEC2
split-complementary
#B2AECE #CEC2AE #BACEAE
monochromatic
#6A62A0 #8E88B7 #B2AECE #D6D4E5 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#B2AECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#B2AECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AECE
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AECE | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADB3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.046 291.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c6dd',
500: '#b2aece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aece; $custom-light: #c9c6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aece",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.5,
"s": 24.615,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76461,
"c": 0.04552,
"h": 291
},
"luminance": 0.44193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AECE
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A34297
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283