#B4BED0#B4BED0
#B4BED0 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.028 H 262.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BED0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 190, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 23%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 13%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.73, 0.18, -10.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.73, 10.20, 271.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.94% -0.0037 -0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.94% 0.028 262.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6184, 51.0836, 66.9609) |
| Luminance | 0.5108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.93
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.01
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.19
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.93
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.96
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BED0 #D0C6B4
analogous
#B4CCD0 #B4BED0 #B8B4D0
triadic
#B4BED0 #D0B4BE #BED0B4
tetradic
#B4BED0 #D0B4CC #D0C6B4 #B4D0B8
square
#B4BED0 #D0B4CC #D0C6B4 #B4D0B8
split-complementary
#B4BED0 #D0B8B4 #CCD0B4
monochromatic
#697DA1 #8E9DB8 #B4BED0 #DADFE8 #ECEFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#B4BED0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#B4BED0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BED0
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BED0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BED0 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BFD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BCD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEC2C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bed0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 190, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.028 262.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad1de',
500: '#b4bed0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bed0; $custom-light: #cad1de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bed0",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 190,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 22.951,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79939,
"c": 0.02777,
"h": 262.3
},
"luminance": 0.51084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BED0
secondary
#A59983
accent
#8044A1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384