#B4C2EA#B4C2EA
#B4C2EA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.059 H 269.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4C2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 194, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 56%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 23%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.59, 3.71, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.59, 21.74, 279.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.67% -0.0001 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.67% 0.059 269.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9616, 54.2261, 85.5023) |
| Luminance | 0.5423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 4.06
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.47
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.53
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.80
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.15
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4C2EA #EADCB4
analogous
#B4DDEA #B4C2EA #C1B4EA
triadic
#B4C2EA #EAB4C2 #C2EAB4
tetradic
#B4C2EA #EAB4DD #EADCB4 #B4EAC1
square
#B4C2EA #EAB4DD #EADCB4 #B4EAC1
split-complementary
#B4C2EA #EAC1B4 #DDEAB4
monochromatic
#5474CF #849BDD #B4C2EA #E4E9F7 #E7ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#B4C2EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.85
#B4C2EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4C2EA
11.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4C2EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4C2EA | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.85 | 11.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2C0E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7CACF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4c2ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 194, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.059 269.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbd4f0',
500: '#b4c2ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4c2ea; $custom-light: #cbd4f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4c2ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 194,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.444,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81672,
"c": 0.05858,
"h": 269.9
},
"luminance": 0.54227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4C2EA
secondary
#C6B37C
accent
#9A22C4
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFE
border
#D3D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#838385