#B4BCF5#B4BCF5
#B4BCF5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.081 H 278.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BCF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 188, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 76%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 27%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 23.3%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.44, 9.53, -29.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.44, 30.62, 288.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.9% 0.0116 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.081 278.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2827, 52.2610, 93.6486) |
| Luminance | 0.5226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.89
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.25
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.99
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.05
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.13
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BCF5 #F5EDB4
analogous
#B4DCF5 #B4BCF5 #CCB4F5
triadic
#B4BCF5 #F5B4BC #BCF5B4
tetradic
#B4BCF5 #F5B4DC #F5EDB4 #B4F5CC
square
#B4BCF5 #F5B4DC #F5EDB4 #B4F5CC
split-complementary
#B4BCF5 #F5CCB4 #DCF5B4
monochromatic
#485CE7 #7E8CEE #B4BCF5 #E4E7FB #E4E7FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#B4BCF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.45
#B4BCF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BCF5
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BCF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BCF5 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC2F8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8BDF4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4C6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bcf5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 188, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.081 278.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbd0f8',
500: '#b4bcf5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bcf5; $custom-light: #cbd0f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bcf5",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 188,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.615,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 83.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80896,
"c": 0.081,
"h": 278.2
},
"luminance": 0.52262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BCF5
secondary
#D6CA77
accent
#C00DD9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFF
border
#D3D4D7
text
#131317
muted
#838385