#B2CAEC#B2CAEC
#B2CAEC is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.055 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2CAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 60%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, -0.72, -19.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 19.47, 267.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.24% -0.0122 -0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.24% 0.055 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6168, 57.7605, 87.6119) |
| Luminance | 0.5776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.76
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.78
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.01
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.15
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.36
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2CAEC #ECD4B2
analogous
#B2E7EC #B2CAEC #B7B2EC
triadic
#B2CAEC #ECB2CA #CAECB2
tetradic
#B2CAEC #ECB2E7 #ECD4B2 #B2ECB7
square
#B2CAEC #ECB2E7 #ECD4B2 #B2ECB7
split-complementary
#B2CAEC #ECB7B2 #E7ECB2
monochromatic
#5086D4 #81A8E0 #B2CAEC #E3ECF8 #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B2CAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#B2CAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2CAEC
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2CAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2CAEC | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECBEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8C6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2D1D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2caec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.055 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadaf2',
500: '#b2caec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2caec; $custom-light: #cadaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2caec",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.172,
"s": 60.417,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83236,
"c": 0.05454,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.57762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2CAEC
secondary
#C9A879
accent
#811DC8
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385