#B5BEFE#B5BEFE
#B5BEFE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.091 H 278.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5BEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 190, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 97%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.35, 10.88, -32.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.35, 34.29, 288.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.73% 0.0126 -0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.73% 0.091 278) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3541, 53.8049, 101.2156) |
| Luminance | 0.5381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 3.26
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.21
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.68
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.30
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.00
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5BEFE #FEF5B5
analogous
#B5E2FE #B5BEFE #D0B5FE
triadic
#B5BEFE #FEB5BE #BEFEB5
tetradic
#B5BEFE #FEB5E2 #FEF5B5 #B5FED0
square
#B5BEFE #FEB5E2 #FEF5B5 #B5FED0
split-complementary
#B5BEFE #FED0B5 #E2FEB5
monochromatic
#3C54FC #7989FD #B5BEFE #E1E4FF #E1E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#B5BEFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#B5BEFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5BEFE
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5BEFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5BEFE | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABC5FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7BFFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2CAD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5befe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 190, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.091 278.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd1ff',
500: '#b5befe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5befe; $custom-light: #ccd1ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5befe",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 190,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.603,
"s": 97.333,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81732,
"c": 0.09075,
"h": 278
},
"luminance": 0.53806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5BEFE
secondary
#E4D673
accent
#C900E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#838386