#B5CEFE#B5CEFE
#B5CEFE is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.073 H 263.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 206, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 97%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 29%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.44, 2.23, -26.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.44, 26.34, 274.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.93% -0.0084 -0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.93% 0.073 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0117, 61.1201, 102.4348) |
| Luminance | 0.6112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.44
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.31
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.37
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.85
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.96
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CEFE #FEE5B5
analogous
#B5F2FE #B5CEFE #C0B5FE
triadic
#B5CEFE #FEB5CE #CEFEB5
tetradic
#B5CEFE #FEB5F2 #FEE5B5 #B5FEC0
square
#B5CEFE #FEB5F2 #FEE5B5 #B5FEC0
split-complementary
#B5CEFE #FEC0B5 #F2FEB5
monochromatic
#3C7EFC #79A6FD #B5CEFE #E1EBFF #E1EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#B5CEFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.22
#B5CEFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CEFE
13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CEFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CEFE | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.22 | 13.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BED1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7CAFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1D8DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cefe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 206, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.073 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccdcfe',
500: '#b5cefe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cefe; $custom-light: #ccdcfe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cefe",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 206,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.452,
"s": 97.333,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84926,
"c": 0.07263,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.61122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CEFE
secondary
#E4BE73
accent
#9700E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFF
border
#D4D5D7
text
#131518
muted
#838486