#B5B2CD#B5B2CD
#B5B2CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.038 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5B2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 178, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.59, 6.37, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.59, 14.70, 295.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.47% 0.0134 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.47% 0.038 290.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9936, 46.0720, 64.2155) |
| Luminance | 0.4607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.04
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.61
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.70
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.91
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 10.55
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5B2CD #CACDB2
analogous
#B2BCCD #B5B2CD #C3B2CD
triadic
#B5B2CD #CDB5B2 #B2CDB5
tetradic
#B5B2CD #CDB2BC #CACDB2 #B2CDC3
square
#B5B2CD #CDB2BC #CACDB2 #B2CDC3
split-complementary
#B5B2CD #CDC3B2 #BCCDB2
monochromatic
#6E689D #918DB5 #B5B2CD #D9D7E5 #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#B5B2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#B5B2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5B2CD
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5B2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5B2CD | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5b2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 178, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.038 290.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc9dc',
500: '#b5b2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5b2cd; $custom-light: #cbc9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5b2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 178,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.667,
"s": 21.26,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77471,
"c": 0.03823,
"h": 290.6
},
"luminance": 0.46072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5B2CD
secondary
#E8E9E2
accent
#A04696
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F8F8FB
border
#D1D1D4
text
#131315
muted
#828283