#B4E9FF#B4E9FF
#B4E9FF is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.062 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4E9FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 233, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.49, -11.90, -16.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.49, 20.03, 233.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.47% -0.0436 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.47% 0.062 225.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0057, 75.1981, 105.6251) |
| Luminance | 0.7520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 2.70
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 4.59
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 6.29
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.35
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.35
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4E9FF #FFCAB4
analogous
#B4FFEF #B4E9FF #B4C3FF
triadic
#B4E9FF #FFB4E9 #E9FFB4
tetradic
#B4E9FF #EFB4FF #FFCAB4 #C3FFB4
square
#B4E9FF #EFB4FF #FFCAB4 #C3FFB4
split-complementary
#B4E9FF #FFB4C3 #FFEFB4
monochromatic
#3AC5FF #77D7FF #B4E9FF #E0F6FF #E0F6FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#B4E9FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.04
#B4E9FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4E9FF
16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4E9FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4E9FF | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.04 | 16.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDE6FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1DDFF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CF0F0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4e9ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 233, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.062 225.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccf0ff',
500: '#b4e9ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4e9ff; $custom-light: #ccf0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4e9ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 233,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.6,
"s": 100,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90468,
"c": 0.06194,
"h": 225.3
},
"luminance": 0.75201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4E9FF
secondary
#E69371
accent
#4300E6
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFEFF
border
#D4D6D7
text
#131618
muted
#838586