#B3BECE#B3BECE
#B3BECE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.026 H 257.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3BECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 190, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.60, -0.56, -9.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.60, 9.34, 266.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.8% -0.0055 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.026 257.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1419, 50.8661, 65.6623) |
| Luminance | 0.5087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.87
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.09
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.27
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.44
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.37
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3BECE #CEC3B3
analogous
#B3CBCE #B3BECE #B5B3CE
triadic
#B3BECE #CEB3BE #BECEB3
tetradic
#B3BECE #CEB3CB #CEC3B3 #B3CEB5
square
#B3BECE #CEB3CB #CEC3B3 #B3CEB5
split-complementary
#B3BECE #CEB5B3 #CBCEB3
monochromatic
#697E9E #8E9EB6 #B3BECE #D8DEE6 #ECEFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#B3BECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.17
#B3BECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3BECE
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3BECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3BECE | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.17 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BCCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADC1C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3bece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 190, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.026 257.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d1dd',
500: '#b3bece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3bece; $custom-light: #c9d1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3bece",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 190,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.556,
"s": 21.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79798,
"c": 0.02572,
"h": 257.7
},
"luminance": 0.50867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3BECE
secondary
#A39682
accent
#7B45A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384