#B2BDFF#B2BDFF
#B2BDFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.094 H 276.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 189, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 30%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.92, 10.82, -33.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.92, 35.42, 287.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.36% 0.0111 -0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.36% 0.094 276.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6027, 53.0785, 101.9566) |
| Luminance | 0.5308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 4.01
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.54
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.44
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.01
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.85
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BDFF #FFF4B2
analogous
#B2E3FF #B2BDFF #CEB2FF
triadic
#B2BDFF #FFB2BD #BDFFB2
tetradic
#B2BDFF #FFB2E3 #FFF4B2 #B2FFCE
square
#B2BDFF #FFB2E3 #FFF4B2 #B2FFCE
split-complementary
#B2BDFF #FFCEB2 #E3FFB2
monochromatic
#3854FF #7589FF #B2BDFF #E0E5FF #E0E5FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#B2BDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#B2BDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BDFF
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BDFF | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9C4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4BEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EC9D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bdff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 189, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.094 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad0ff',
500: '#b2bdff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bdff; $custom-light: #cad0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bdff",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 189,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.429,
"s": 100,
"l": 84.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8136,
"c": 0.09402,
"h": 276.8
},
"luminance": 0.5308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BDFF
secondary
#E6D570
accent
#C500E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFF
border
#D3D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#838386