#B5CBDB#B5CBDB
#B5CBDB is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.033 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CBDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 203, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 35%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 17%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.54, -4.09, -10.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.54, 11.21, 248.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.06% -0.0167 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.06% 0.033 239.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1949, 57.6488, 75.3288) |
| Luminance | 0.5765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.69
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.64
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.79
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.20
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.83
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CBDB #DBC5B5
analogous
#B5DBD8 #B5CBDB #B5B8DB
triadic
#B5CBDB #DBB5CB #CBDBB5
tetradic
#B5CBDB #D8B5DB #DBC5B5 #B8DBB5
square
#B5CBDB #D8B5DB #DBC5B5 #B8DBB5
split-complementary
#B5CBDB #DBB5B8 #DBD8B5
monochromatic
#6391B3 #8CAEC7 #B5CBDB #DEE8EF #EAF1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B5CBDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#B5CBDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CBDB
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CBDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CBDB | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CADC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC6DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABCFD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cbdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 203, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.033 239.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdae6',
500: '#b5cbdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cbdb; $custom-light: #cbdae6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cbdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 203,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.263,
"s": 34.545,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83064,
"c": 0.03278,
"h": 239.4
},
"luminance": 0.5765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CBDB
secondary
#B29682
accent
#6938AD
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFBFC
border
#D3D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#838384