#B2CEEB#B2CEEB
#B2CEEB is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.051 H 249.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 59%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 24%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.62, -3.07, -17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.62, 17.66, 260.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.02% -0.0179 -0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.02% 0.051 249.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4226, 59.6040, 87.1658) |
| Luminance | 0.5961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.13
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.22
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.50
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.64
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.77
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2CEEB #EBCFB2
analogous
#B2EAEB #B2CEEB #B2B2EB
triadic
#B2CEEB #EBB2CE #CEEBB2
tetradic
#B2CEEB #EBB2EA #EBCFB2 #B2EBB2
square
#B2CEEB #EBB2EA #EBCFB2 #B2EBB2
split-complementary
#B2CEEB #EBB2B2 #EAEBB2
monochromatic
#5190D2 #81AFDE #B2CEEB #E3EDF8 #E7F0F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#B2CEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.92
#B2CEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2CEEB
12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2CEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2CEEB | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.92 | 12.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CEEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC8EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2D5D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ceeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 206, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.051 249.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcf1',
500: '#b2ceeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ceeb; $custom-light: #cadcf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ceeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 206,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.526,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84024,
"c": 0.05068,
"h": 249.4
},
"luminance": 0.59606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2CEEB
secondary
#C7A17A
accent
#741FC6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FCFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131516
muted
#828485