#B2BBCD#B2BBCD
#B2BBCD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.027 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 187, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.71, 0.51, -10.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.71, 10.13, 272.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.07% -0.0027 -0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.07% 0.027 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1474, 49.4127, 64.7994) |
| Luminance | 0.4941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.50
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.73
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.76
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.74
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.30
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BBCD #CDC4B2
analogous
#B2C8CD #B2BBCD #B6B2CD
triadic
#B2BBCD #CDB2BB #BBCDB2
tetradic
#B2BBCD #CDB2C8 #CDC4B2 #B2CDB6
square
#B2BBCD #CDB2C8 #CDC4B2 #B2CDB6
split-complementary
#B2BBCD #CDB6B2 #C8CDB2
monochromatic
#68799D #8D9AB5 #B2BBCD #D7DCE5 #ECEFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#B2BBCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#B2BBCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BBCD
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BBCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BBCD | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACBEC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bbcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 187, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.027 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9cfdc',
500: '#b2bbcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bbcd; $custom-light: #c9cfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bbcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 187,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 21.26,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79071,
"c": 0.0274,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.49413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BBCD
secondary
#E9E7E2
accent
#8246A0
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F9FB
border
#D1D2D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283