#B4CDFF#B4CDFF
#B4CDFF is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.075 H 264.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 205, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.15, 2.71, -27.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.15, 27.35, 275.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.7% -0.0078 -0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.7% 0.075 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6986, 60.5839, 103.1894) |
| Luminance | 0.6059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.63
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.41
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.78
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.25
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CDFF #FFE6B4
analogous
#B4F2FF #B4CDFF #C0B4FF
triadic
#B4CDFF #FFB4CD #CDFFB4
tetradic
#B4CDFF #FFB4F2 #FFE6B4 #B4FFC0
square
#B4CDFF #FFB4F2 #FFE6B4 #B4FFC0
split-complementary
#B4CDFF #FFC0B4 #F2FFB4
monochromatic
#3A7BFF #77A4FF #B4CDFF #E0EBFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#B4CDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#B4CDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CDFF
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CDFF | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDD0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C9FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FD7DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cdff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 205, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.075 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdcff',
500: '#b4cdff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cdff; $custom-light: #ccdcff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cdff",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 205,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 100,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84695,
"c": 0.07532,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.60586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CDFF
secondary
#E6BF71
accent
#9900E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFF
border
#D3D4D7
text
#131518
muted
#838486