#B2CAEE#B2CAEE
#B2CAEE is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.057 H 258.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2CAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 202, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 64%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.67, -0.26, -20.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.67, 20.43, 269.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.31% -0.0115 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.31% 0.057 258.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9090, 57.8774, 89.1507) |
| Luminance | 0.5788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.82
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.24
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.26
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.68
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.12
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2CAEE #EED6B2
analogous
#B2E8EE #B2CAEE #B8B2EE
triadic
#B2CAEE #EEB2CA #CAEEB2
tetradic
#B2CAEE #EEB2E8 #EED6B2 #B2EEB8
square
#B2CAEE #EEB2E8 #EED6B2 #B2EEB8
split-complementary
#B2CAEE #EEB8B2 #E8EEB2
monochromatic
#4E85D8 #80A7E3 #B2CAEE #E4EDF9 #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B2CAEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#B2CAEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2CAEE
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2CAEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2CAEE | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECBF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8C6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2D2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2caee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 202, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.057 258.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadaf3',
500: '#b2caee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2caee; $custom-light: #cadaf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2caee",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 202,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83308,
"c": 0.05704,
"h": 258.4
},
"luminance": 0.57879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2CAEE
secondary
#CCAA79
accent
#851ACC
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#828385