#B5CDFE#B5CDFE
#B5CDFE is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.074 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CDFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 205, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 97%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.18, 2.76, -26.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.18, 26.78, 275.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.72% -0.0071 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.72% 0.074 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7717, 60.6401, 102.3548) |
| Luminance | 0.6064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.81
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.19
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.51
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.67
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.10
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CDFE #FEE6B5
analogous
#B5F1FE #B5CDFE #C1B5FE
triadic
#B5CDFE #FEB5CD #CDFEB5
tetradic
#B5CDFE #FEB5F1 #FEE6B5 #B5FEC1
square
#B5CDFE #FEB5F1 #FEE6B5 #B5FEC1
split-complementary
#B5CDFE #FEC1B5 #F1FEB5
monochromatic
#3C7BFC #79A4FD #B5CDFE #E1EBFF #E1EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#B5CDFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.13
#B5CDFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CDFE
13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CDFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CDFE | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.13 | 13.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDD0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6C9FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1D7DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cdfe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 205, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.074 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdcff',
500: '#b5cdfe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cdfe; $custom-light: #ccdcff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cdfe",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 205,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.274,
"s": 97.333,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84723,
"c": 0.0736,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.60642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CDFE
secondary
#E4BF73
accent
#9A00E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#131518
muted
#838486