#B2B4CD#B2B4CD
#B2B4CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.035 H 281.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2B4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 180, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.88, 4.30, -12.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.88, 13.55, 288.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.64% 0.0073 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.64% 0.035 281.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6984, 46.5148, 64.3164) |
| Luminance | 0.4652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.26
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.35
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.56
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 9.24
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.37
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2B4CD #CDCBB2
analogous
#B2C1CD #B2B4CD #BEB2CD
triadic
#B2B4CD #CDB2B4 #B4CDB2
tetradic
#B2B4CD #CDB2C1 #CDCBB2 #B2CDBE
square
#B2B4CD #CDB2C1 #CDCBB2 #B2CDBE
split-complementary
#B2B4CD #CDBEB2 #C1CDB2
monochromatic
#686C9D #8D90B5 #B2B4CD #D7D8E5 #ECEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#B2B4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#B2B4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2B4CD
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2B4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2B4CD | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACB8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2b4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 180, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.035 281.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9cadc',
500: '#b2b4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2b4cd; $custom-light: #c9cadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2b4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 180,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.556,
"s": 21.26,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77638,
"c": 0.03548,
"h": 281.9
},
"luminance": 0.46515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2B4CD
secondary
#E9E9E2
accent
#9946A0
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283