#B4BDFF#B4BDFF
#B4BDFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.094 H 278.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 189, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.06, 11.38, -33.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.06, 35.38, 288.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.51% 0.0132 -0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.51% 0.094 278.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0651, 53.3169, 101.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.5332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.65
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.07
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.05
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.34
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.01
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BDFF #FFF6B4
analogous
#B4E2FF #B4BDFF #D0B4FF
triadic
#B4BDFF #FFB4BD #BDFFB4
tetradic
#B4BDFF #FFB4E2 #FFF6B4 #B4FFD0
square
#B4BDFF #FFB4E2 #FFF6B4 #B4FFD0
split-complementary
#B4BDFF #FFD0B4 #E2FFB4
monochromatic
#3A51FF #7787FF #B4BDFF #E0E4FF #E0E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#B4BDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.66
#B4BDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BDFF
11.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BDFF | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.66 | 11.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAC4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5BEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1C9D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bdff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 189, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.094 278.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd0ff',
500: '#b4bdff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bdff; $custom-light: #ccd0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bdff",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 189,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.8,
"s": 100,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81505,
"c": 0.09361,
"h": 278.1
},
"luminance": 0.53318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BDFF
secondary
#E6D871
accent
#CA00E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#838386