#B5BDF5#B5BDF5
#B5BDF5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.080 H 278.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BDF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 189, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 76%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 26%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.76, 9.28, -28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.76, 30.06, 287.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.17% 0.0113 -0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.17% 0.08 278.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7308, 52.8102, 93.7310) |
| Luminance | 0.5281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.61
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.98
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.09
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.98
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.09
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BDF5 #F5EDB5
analogous
#B5DDF5 #B5BDF5 #CDB5F5
triadic
#B5BDF5 #F5B5BD #BDF5B5
tetradic
#B5BDF5 #F5B5DD #F5EDB5 #B5F5CD
square
#B5BDF5 #F5B5DD #F5EDB5 #B5F5CD
split-complementary
#B5BDF5 #F5CDB5 #DDF5B5
monochromatic
#495DE6 #7F8DEE #B5BDF5 #E4E7FB #E4E7FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#B5BDF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#B5BDF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BDF5
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BDF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BDF5 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC3F7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AABEF4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5C7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5bdf5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 189, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.080 278.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd0f8',
500: '#b5bdf5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5bdf5; $custom-light: #ccd0f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5bdf5",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 189,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.5,
"s": 76.19,
"l": 83.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81168,
"c": 0.07952,
"h": 278.1
},
"luminance": 0.52812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BDF5
secondary
#D6CA78
accent
#BF0DD8
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFF
border
#D3D4D7
text
#131417
muted
#838385