#B5BCFF#B5BCFF
#B5BCFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.530; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.095 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BCFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 188, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 100%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.88, 12.21, -33.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.88, 35.92, 289.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.38% 0.0156 -0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.38% 0.095 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0844, 53.0087, 101.9178) |
| Luminance | 0.5301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.62
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.53
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.97
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.76
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.19
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BCFF #FFF8B5
analogous
#B5E1FF #B5BCFF #D3B5FF
triadic
#B5BCFF #FFB5BC #BCFFB5
tetradic
#B5BCFF #FFB5E1 #FFF8B5 #B5FFD3
square
#B5BCFF #FFB5E1 #FFF8B5 #B5FFD3
split-complementary
#B5BCFF #FFD3B5 #E1FFB5
monochromatic
#3B4DFF #7885FF #B5BCFF #E0E3FF #E0E3FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#B5BCFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.60
#B5BCFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BCFF
11.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BCFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BCFF | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.60 | 11.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9C3FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5BEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2C8D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5bcff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 188, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.095 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd0ff',
500: '#b5bcff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5bcff; $custom-light: #ccd0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5bcff",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 188,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.324,
"s": 100,
"l": 85.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81382,
"c": 0.09473,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.5301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BCFF
secondary
#E6DB72
accent
#D000E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131318
muted
#838386