#B3BCFF#B3BCFF
#B3BCFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.095 H 278.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3BCFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 188, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 30%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.74, 11.65, -34.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.74, 35.95, 288.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.24% 0.0135 -0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.24% 0.095 278.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6187, 52.7685, 101.8960) |
| Luminance | 0.5277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.93
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.00
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.33
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.43
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.02
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3BCFF #FFF6B3
analogous
#B3E2FF #B3BCFF #D0B3FF
triadic
#B3BCFF #FFB3BC #BCFFB3
tetradic
#B3BCFF #FFB3E2 #FFF6B3 #B3FFD0
square
#B3BCFF #FFB3E2 #FFF6B3 #B3FFD0
split-complementary
#B3BCFF #FFD0B3 #E2FFB3
monochromatic
#3950FF #7686FF #B3BCFF #E0E4FF #E0E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#B3BCFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#B3BCFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3BCFF
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3BCFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3BCFF | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8C3FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4BDFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FC8D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3bcff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 188, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.095 278.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbd0ff',
500: '#b3bcff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3bcff; $custom-light: #cbd0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3bcff",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 188,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.895,
"s": 100,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81236,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 278.1
},
"luminance": 0.5277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3BCFF
secondary
#E6D870
accent
#CA00E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFF
border
#D3D4D7
text
#131318
muted
#838386