#B5CDFD#B5CDFD
#B5CDFD is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.072 H 264.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CDFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 205, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 95%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 28%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.5%, 19%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.15, 2.52, -26.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.15, 26.28, 275.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.69% -0.0075 -0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.69% 0.072 264.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6120, 60.5762, 101.5137) |
| Luminance | 0.6058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.74
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.25
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.54
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.64
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.93
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CDFD #FDE5B5
analogous
#B5F1FD #B5CDFD #C1B5FD
triadic
#B5CDFD #FDB5CD #CDFDB5
tetradic
#B5CDFD #FDB5F1 #FDE5B5 #B5FDC1
square
#B5CDFD #FDB5F1 #FDE5B5 #B5FDC1
split-complementary
#B5CDFD #FDC1B5 #F1FDB5
monochromatic
#3E7CFA #79A5FB #B5CDFD #E1EBFE #E1EBFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#B5CDFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#B5CDFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CDFD
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CDFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CDFD | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDD0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C9FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1D7DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cdfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 205, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.072 264.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdcfe',
500: '#b5cdfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cdfd; $custom-light: #ccdcfe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cdfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 205,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 94.737,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84685,
"c": 0.07229,
"h": 264.1
},
"luminance": 0.60578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CDFD
secondary
#E3BE73
accent
#9900E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131517
muted
#838485