#B2BED7#B2BED7
#B2BED7 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.038 H 265.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2BED7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 190, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 32%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 17%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, 1.02, -13.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 13.94, 274.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.03% -0.0032 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.03% 0.038 265.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0363, 51.1973, 71.5754) |
| Luminance | 0.5120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.25
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.50
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.39
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.22
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.98
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2BED7 #D7CBB2
analogous
#B2D1D7 #B2BED7 #B9B2D7
triadic
#B2BED7 #D7B2BE #BED7B2
tetradic
#B2BED7 #D7B2D1 #D7CBB2 #B2D7B9
square
#B2BED7 #D7B2D1 #D7CBB2 #B2D7B9
split-complementary
#B2BED7 #D7B9B2 #D1D7B2
monochromatic
#617AAD #8A9CC2 #B2BED7 #DAE0EC #EBEEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#B2BED7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#B2BED7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2BED7
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2BED7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2BED7 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BFD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BCD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9C3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2bed7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 190, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.038 265.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d1e3',
500: '#b2bed7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2bed7; $custom-light: #c9d1e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2bed7",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 190,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.541,
"s": 31.624,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80027,
"c": 0.03783,
"h": 265.1
},
"luminance": 0.51198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2BED7
secondary
#AE9F7F
accent
#863BAA
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384