#B5CEEB#B5CEEB
#B5CEEB is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.049 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 57%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 23%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -2.17, -17.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 17.21, 262.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0149 -0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.049 252.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1187, 59.9629, 87.1984) |
| Luminance | 0.5997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.37
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.76
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.52
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.58
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.34
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CEEB #EBD2B5
analogous
#B5E9EB #B5CEEB #B7B5EB
triadic
#B5CEEB #EBB5CE #CEEBB5
tetradic
#B5CEEB #EBB5E9 #EBD2B5 #B5EBB7
square
#B5CEEB #EBB5E9 #EBD2B5 #B5EBB7
split-complementary
#B5CEEB #EBB7B5 #E9EBB5
monochromatic
#558ED1 #85AEDE #B5CEEB #E5EEF8 #E7EFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#B5CEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#B5CEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CEEB
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CEEB | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4CFEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7D4D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5ceeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 206, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.049 252.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdcf1',
500: '#b5ceeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5ceeb; $custom-light: #ccdcf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5ceeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 206,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.222,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84228,
"c": 0.04886,
"h": 252.2
},
"luminance": 0.59965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CEEB
secondary
#C7A57D
accent
#7920C5
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFCFE
border
#D3D5D6
text
#131516
muted
#838485