#B4CEED#B4CEED
#B4CEED is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.052 H 253.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 206, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 61%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 24%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -2.02, -18.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 18.27, 263.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0152 -0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.052 253) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1756, 59.9586, 88.7177) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.72
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.99
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.01
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.86
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CEED #EDD3B4
analogous
#B4EAED #B4CEED #B7B4ED
triadic
#B4CEED #EDB4CE #CEEDB4
tetradic
#B4CEED #EDB4EA #EDD3B4 #B4EDB7
square
#B4CEED #EDB4EA #EDD3B4 #B4EDB7
split-complementary
#B4CEED #EDB7B4 #EAEDB4
monochromatic
#518ED5 #83AEE1 #B4CEED #E5EEF9 #E6EFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#B4CEED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#B4CEED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CEED
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CEED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CEED | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CFEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC9EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5D5D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4ceed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 206, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.052 253.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdcf2',
500: '#b4ceed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4ceed; $custom-light: #cbdcf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4ceed",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 206,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.632,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 81.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84231,
"c": 0.05181,
"h": 253
},
"luminance": 0.5996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CEED
secondary
#CAA67B
accent
#7A1DC9
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFCFE
border
#D3D5D6
text
#131517
muted
#838485