#B4C8CF#B4C8CF
#B4C8CF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.024 H 220.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4C8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 200, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 22%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 3.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.34, -5.34, -5.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.34, 7.87, 227.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.98% -0.0181 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.98% 0.024 220.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7364, 55.5159, 67.0619) |
| Luminance | 0.5552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.71
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.82
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.38
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.98
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4C8CF #CFBBB4
analogous
#B4CFC8 #B4C8CF #B4BACF
triadic
#B4C8CF #CFB4C8 #C8CFB4
tetradic
#B4C8CF #C8B4CF #CFBBB4 #BACFB4
square
#B4C8CF #C8B4CF #CFBBB4 #BACFB4
split-complementary
#B4C8CF #CFB4BA #CFC8B4
monochromatic
#69919F #8FADB7 #B4C8CF #D9E3E7 #ECF1F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#B4C8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#B4C8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4C8CF
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4C8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4C8CF | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC3CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCBCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4c8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 200, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.024 220.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad8dd',
500: '#b4c8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4c8cf; $custom-light: #cad8dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4c8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 200,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.556,
"s": 21.951,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81982,
"c": 0.0239,
"h": 220.8
},
"luminance": 0.55517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4C8CF
secondary
#A48C83
accent
#5D45A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384