#B5BBF0#B5BBF0
#B5BBF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.075 H 279.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BBF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 187, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 66%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 25%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.07, 9.20, -26.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.07, 28.49, 288.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.57% 0.0124 -0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.57% 0.075 279.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5505, 51.6545, 89.6228) |
| Luminance | 0.5166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.86
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.92
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.97
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.44
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.69
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BBF0 #F0EAB5
analogous
#B5D9F0 #B5BBF0 #CCB5F0
triadic
#B5BBF0 #F0B5BB #BBF0B5
tetradic
#B5BBF0 #F0B5D9 #F0EAB5 #B5F0CC
square
#B5BBF0 #F0B5D9 #F0EAB5 #B5F0CC
split-complementary
#B5BBF0 #F0CCB5 #D9F0B5
monochromatic
#4F5DDB #828CE6 #B5BBF0 #E6E8FA #E6E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#B5BBF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.33
#B5BBF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BBF0
11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BBF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BBF0 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.33 | 11.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC0F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9BCEF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7C4CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5bbf0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 187, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.075 279.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cccff5',
500: '#b5bbf0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5bbf0; $custom-light: #cccff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5bbf0",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 187,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.898,
"s": 66.292,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80573,
"c": 0.07513,
"h": 279.5
},
"luminance": 0.51656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BBF0
secondary
#CFC67B
accent
#BC17CE
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFE
border
#D3D4D6
text
#131317
muted
#838385