#B2BED3#B2BED3
#B2BED3 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.033 H 261.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 190, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 27%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 16%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 10%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.68, 0.17, -11.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.68, 11.92, 270.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.89% -0.0047 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.89% 0.033 261.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5286, 50.9942, 68.9015) |
| Luminance | 0.5100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.06
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.35
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.62
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.47
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.03
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BED3 #D3C7B2
analogous
#B2CFD3 #B2BED3 #B7B2D3
triadic
#B2BED3 #D3B2BE #BED3B2
tetradic
#B2BED3 #D3B2CF #D3C7B2 #B2D3B7
square
#B2BED3 #D3B2CF #D3C7B2 #B2D3B7
split-complementary
#B2BED3 #D3B7B2 #CFD3B2
monochromatic
#647CA6 #8B9DBD #B2BED3 #D9DFE9 #ECEFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#B2BED3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.20
#B2BED3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BED3
11.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BED3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BED3 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.20 | 11.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BFD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BCD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAC2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bed3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 190, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.033 261.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d1e0',
500: '#b2bed3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bed3; $custom-light: #c9d1e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bed3",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 190,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.182,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7989,
"c": 0.03258,
"h": 261.7
},
"luminance": 0.50995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BED3
secondary
#A99A80
accent
#8140A6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384