#B2BAEB#B2BAEB
#B2BAEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.070 H 277.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 186, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 59%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 24%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.42, 7.68, -25.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.42, 26.42, 286.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% 0.0091 -0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.07 277.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9105, 50.5798, 85.6617) |
| Luminance | 0.5058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.48
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.46
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.84
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.01
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.31
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BAEB #EBE3B2
analogous
#B2D6EB #B2BAEB #C6B2EB
triadic
#B2BAEB #EBB2BA #BAEBB2
tetradic
#B2BAEB #EBB2D6 #EBE3B2 #B2EBC6
square
#B2BAEB #EBB2D6 #EBE3B2 #B2EBC6
split-complementary
#B2BAEB #EBC6B2 #D6EBB2
monochromatic
#5163D2 #818EDE #B2BAEB #E3E6F8 #E7E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#B2BAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#B2BAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BAEB
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BAEB | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACBFED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9BBEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4C3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2baeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 186, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.070 277.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cacef1',
500: '#b2baeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2baeb; $custom-light: #cacef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2baeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 186,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.579,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79954,
"c": 0.06997,
"h": 277.5
},
"luminance": 0.50581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BAEB
secondary
#C7BD7A
accent
#AF1FC6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FAFE
border
#D2D3D6
text
#131316
muted
#828385