#B2C8EB#B2C8EB
#B2C8EB is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.055 H 259.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2C8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 200, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 59%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 24%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.05, 0.12, -19.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.05, 19.77, 270.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.79% -0.0099 -0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.79% 0.055 259.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0057, 56.7701, 86.6934) |
| Luminance | 0.5677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.92
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.00
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.56
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.51
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.35
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2C8EB #EBD5B2
analogous
#B2E4EB #B2C8EB #B8B2EB
triadic
#B2C8EB #EBB2C8 #C8EBB2
tetradic
#B2C8EB #EBB2E4 #EBD5B2 #B2EBB8
square
#B2C8EB #EBB2E4 #EBD5B2 #B2EBB8
split-complementary
#B2C8EB #EBB8B2 #E4EBB2
monochromatic
#5183D2 #81A5DE #B2C8EB #E3EBF8 #E7EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#B2C8EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#B2C8EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2C8EB
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2C8EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2C8EB | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCCAED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C4EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3CFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2c8eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 200, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.055 259.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad8f1',
500: '#b2c8eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2c8eb; $custom-light: #cad8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2c8eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 200,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.842,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82789,
"c": 0.05489,
"h": 259.7
},
"luminance": 0.56772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2C8EB
secondary
#C7A97A
accent
#861FC6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385