#B2BAEE#B2BAEE
#B2BAEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.074 H 277.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 186, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 64%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.53, 8.38, -26.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.53, 28.02, 287.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.07% 0.01 -0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.07% 0.074 277.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3476, 50.7546, 87.9636) |
| Luminance | 0.5076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.34
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.48
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.51
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.12
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.46
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BAEE #EEE6B2
analogous
#B2D8EE #B2BAEE #C8B2EE
triadic
#B2BAEE #EEB2BA #BAEEB2
tetradic
#B2BAEE #EEB2D8 #EEE6B2 #B2EEC8
square
#B2BAEE #EEB2D8 #EEE6B2 #B2EEC8
split-complementary
#B2BAEE #EEC8B2 #D8EEB2
monochromatic
#4E60D8 #808DE3 #B2BAEE #E4E7F9 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#B2BAEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.15
#B2BAEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BAEE
11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BAEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BAEE | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.15 | 11.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABBFF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8BBED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3C3CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2baee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 186, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.074 277.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cacef3',
500: '#b2baee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2baee; $custom-light: #cacef3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2baee",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 186,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80072,
"c": 0.07417,
"h": 277.8
},
"luminance": 0.50756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BAEE
secondary
#CCC179
accent
#B41ACC
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FAFE
border
#D2D3D6
text
#131317
muted
#828385