#B5CBFE#B5CBFE
#B5CBFE is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.076 H 266.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 203, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 97%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.7%, 20.1%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.67, 3.83, -27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.67, 27.69, 277.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.32% -0.0045 -0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.32% 0.076 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2964, 59.6894, 102.1964) |
| Luminance | 0.5969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.51
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.04
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 4.88
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.27
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.41
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CBFE #FEE8B5
analogous
#B5EFFE #B5CBFE #C3B5FE
triadic
#B5CBFE #FEB5CB #CBFEB5
tetradic
#B5CBFE #FEB5EF #FEE8B5 #B5FEC3
square
#B5CBFE #FEB5EF #FEE8B5 #B5FEC3
split-complementary
#B5CBFE #FEC3B5 #EFFEB5
monochromatic
#3C76FC #79A1FD #B5CBFE #E1EAFF #E1EAFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#B5CBFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#B5CBFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CBFE
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CBFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CBFE | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBCFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4C8FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1D5DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cbfe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 203, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.076 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdaff',
500: '#b5cbfe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cbfe; $custom-light: #ccdaff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cbfe",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 203,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.918,
"s": 97.333,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8432,
"c": 0.07561,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.59691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CBFE
secondary
#E4C273
accent
#A000E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#838386