#B4BFDF#B4BFDF
#B4BFDF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.047 H 270.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BFDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 191, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 40%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 19%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.45, 2.86, -17.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.45, 17.46, 279.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.66% 0.0003 -0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.66% 0.047 270.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7692, 52.2916, 77.2162) |
| Luminance | 0.5229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.85
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.89
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.89
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.39
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.06
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BFDF #DFD4B4
analogous
#B4D5DF #B4BFDF #BFB4DF
triadic
#B4BFDF #DFB4BF #BFDFB4
tetradic
#B4BFDF #DFB4D5 #DFD4B4 #B4DFBF
square
#B4BFDF #DFB4D5 #DFD4B4 #B4DFBF
split-complementary
#B4BFDF #DFBFB4 #D5DFB4
monochromatic
#5E76BA #899ACD #B4BFDF #DFE4F1 #EAEDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#B4BFDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.46
#B4BFDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BFDF
11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BFDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BFDF | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.46 | 11.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C1E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BEDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAC5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bfdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 191, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.047 270.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbd2e9',
500: '#b4bfdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bfdf; $custom-light: #cbd2e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bfdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 191,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.651,
"s": 40.187,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80661,
"c": 0.04686,
"h": 270.4
},
"luminance": 0.52293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BFDF
secondary
#B8A980
accent
#9232B3
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131416
muted
#828384