#B3CEFE#B3CEFE
#B3CEFE is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.609; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.073 H 261.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 206, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 97%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 30%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 18.9%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.31, 1.66, -26.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.31, 26.50, 273.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.79% -0.0104 -0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.79% 0.074 261.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5460, 60.8799, 102.4130) |
| Luminance | 0.6088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 1.95
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.09
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.78
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.96
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.99
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CEFE #FEE3B3
analogous
#B3F4FE #B3CEFE #BEB3FE
triadic
#B3CEFE #FEB3CE #CEFEB3
tetradic
#B3CEFE #FEB3F4 #FEE3B3 #B3FEBE
square
#B3CEFE #FEB3F4 #FEE3B3 #B3FEBE
split-complementary
#B3CEFE #FEBEB3 #F4FEB3
monochromatic
#3A80FC #77A7FD #B3CEFE #E1ECFF #E1ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#B3CEFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.18
#B3CEFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CEFE
13.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CEFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CEFE | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.18 | 13.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BED1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7CAFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9ED8DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cefe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 206, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.073 261.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdcfe',
500: '#b3cefe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cefe; $custom-light: #cbdcfe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cefe",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 206,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.4,
"s": 97.403,
"l": 84.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84792,
"c": 0.0735,
"h": 261.9
},
"luminance": 0.60882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CEFE
secondary
#E4BB71
accent
#9300E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFCFF
border
#D3D5D7
text
#131518
muted
#838486