#B2B8D0#B2B8D0
#B2B8D0 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.035 H 274.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2B8D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 184, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 24%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 14%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, 2.76, -12.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 13.08, 282.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% 0.0027 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.035 274.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8832, 48.2994, 66.5150) |
| Luminance | 0.4830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.11
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.25
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.06
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.84
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2B8D0 #D0CAB2
analogous
#B2C7D0 #B2B8D0 #BBB2D0
triadic
#B2B8D0 #D0B2B8 #B8D0B2
tetradic
#B2B8D0 #D0B2C7 #D0CAB2 #B2D0BB
square
#B2B8D0 #D0B2C7 #D0CAB2 #B2D0BB
split-complementary
#B2B8D0 #D0BBB2 #C7D0B2
monochromatic
#6672A2 #8C95B9 #B2B8D0 #D8DBE7 #ECEDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#B2B8D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#B2B8D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2B8D0
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2B8D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2B8D0 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BAD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B8CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABBCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2b8d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 184, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.035 274.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9cdde',
500: '#b2b8d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2b8d0; $custom-light: #c9cdde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2b8d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 184,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228,
"s": 24.194,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78557,
"c": 0.03466,
"h": 274.5
},
"luminance": 0.483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2B8D0
secondary
#EAE8E1
accent
#9043A3
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283