#B2C2E8#B2C2E8
#B2C2E8 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.057 H 267.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2C2E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 194, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 54%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 23%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.39, 2.65, -20.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.39, 20.84, 277.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.45% -0.0028 -0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.45% 0.057 267.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2136, 53.8734, 83.9759) |
| Luminance | 0.5387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.59
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.76
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 4.84
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.82
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.83
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2C2E8 #E8D8B2
analogous
#B2DDE8 #B2C2E8 #BDB2E8
triadic
#B2C2E8 #E8B2C2 #C2E8B2
tetradic
#B2C2E8 #E8B2DD #E8D8B2 #B2E8BD
square
#B2C2E8 #E8B2DD #E8D8B2 #B2E8BD
split-complementary
#B2C2E8 #E8BDB2 #DDE8B2
monochromatic
#5477CC #839DDA #B2C2E8 #E1E7F6 #E7ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#B2C2E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.77
#B2C2E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2C2E8
11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2C2E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2C2E8 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.77 | 11.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2C0E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4C9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2c2e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 194, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.057 267.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d4ef',
500: '#b2c2e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2c2e8; $custom-light: #c9d4ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2c2e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 194,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.222,
"s": 54,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81454,
"c": 0.05657,
"h": 267.2
},
"luminance": 0.53875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2C2E8
secondary
#C3AE7B
accent
#9324C1
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385