#B2C8DC#B2C8DC
#B2C8DC is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.037 H 245.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2C8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 200, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 38%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 19%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.58, -3.23, -12.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.58, 12.84, 255.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.26% -0.0152 -0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.26% 0.037 245.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9293, 55.9395, 75.7577) |
| Luminance | 0.5594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 1.94
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.97
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.08
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.26
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.87
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2C8DC #DCC6B2
analogous
#B2DCDB #B2C8DC #B2B3DC
triadic
#B2C8DC #DCB2C8 #C8DCB2
tetradic
#B2C8DC #DBB2DC #DCC6B2 #B3DCB2
square
#B2C8DC #DBB2DC #DCC6B2 #B3DCB2
split-complementary
#B2C8DC #DCB2B3 #DCDBB2
monochromatic
#5E8CB6 #88AAC9 #B2C8DC #DCE6EF #EAF0F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#B2C8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#B2C8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2C8DC
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2C8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2C8DC | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C8DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC3DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7CDCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2c8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 200, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.037 245.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d8e6',
500: '#b2c8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2c8dc; $custom-light: #c9d8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2c8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 200,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.571,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82263,
"c": 0.03699,
"h": 245.7
},
"luminance": 0.55941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2C8DC
secondary
#B4987E
accent
#7035B0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#828384