#B5BEEF#B5BEEF
#B5BEEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.070 H 276.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 64%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 24%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.80, 7.33, -25.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.80, 26.35, 286.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.13% 0.008 -0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.13% 0.07 276.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0455, 52.8814, 89.0570) |
| Luminance | 0.5288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.65
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.68
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.84
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BEEF #EFE6B5
analogous
#B5DBEF #B5BEEF #C9B5EF
triadic
#B5BEEF #EFB5BE #BEEFB5
tetradic
#B5BEEF #EFB5DB #EFE6B5 #B5EFC9
square
#B5BEEF #EFB5DB #EFE6B5 #B5EFC9
split-complementary
#B5BEEF #EFC9B5 #DBEFB5
monochromatic
#5066D9 #8392E4 #B5BEEF #E6E9FA #E6E9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#B5BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.58
#B5BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BEEF
11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BEEF | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.58 | 11.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0C3F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADBEEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7C7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.070 276.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd1f4',
500: '#b5beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5beef; $custom-light: #ccd1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.69,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8113,
"c": 0.0699,
"h": 276.6
},
"luminance": 0.52883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BEEF
secondary
#CDC07B
accent
#B019CC
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFE
border
#D3D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#838385