#B5CAF2#B5CAF2
#B5CAF2 is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.061 H 263.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CAF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 202, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 70%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 25%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.00, 1.55, -22.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.00, 22.10, 274.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.66% -0.0071 -0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.66% 0.061 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1992, 58.4739, 92.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.5848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.49
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.34
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.47
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.03
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.34
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CAF2 #F2DDB5
analogous
#B5E9F2 #B5CAF2 #BEB5F2
triadic
#B5CAF2 #F2B5CA #CAF2B5
tetradic
#B5CAF2 #F2B5E9 #F2DDB5 #B5F2BE
square
#B5CAF2 #F2B5E9 #F2DDB5 #B5F2BE
split-complementary
#B5CAF2 #F2BEB5 #E9F2B5
monochromatic
#4D7FE0 #81A5E9 #B5CAF2 #E5ECFA #E5ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#B5CAF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#B5CAF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CAF2
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CAF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CAF2 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDCCF4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C7F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5D2D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5caf2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 202, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.061 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdaf6',
500: '#b5caf2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5caf2; $custom-light: #ccdaf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5caf2",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 202,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.344,
"s": 70.115,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83662,
"c": 0.06077,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.58476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CAF2
secondary
#D1B37A
accent
#9013D2
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFBFE
border
#D3D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#838385