#B8B1ED#B8B1ED
#B8B1ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.085 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B1ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 177, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 63%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 25%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, 14.89, -29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 32.61, 297.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.72% 0.0285 -0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.72% 0.085 289.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7717, 47.7483, 86.6458) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.76
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.99
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.63
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B1ED #E6EDB1
analogous
#B1C8ED #B8B1ED #D6B1ED
triadic
#B8B1ED #EDB8B1 #B1EDB8
tetradic
#B8B1ED #EDB1C8 #E6EDB1 #B1EDD6
square
#B8B1ED #EDB1C8 #E6EDB1 #B1EDD6
split-complementary
#B8B1ED #EDD6B1 #C8EDB1
monochromatic
#5D4ED6 #8B7FE2 #B8B1ED #E5E3F8 #E8E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B8B1ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#B8B1ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B1ED
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B1ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B1ED | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B9F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADBBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b1ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 177, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.085 289.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec8f3',
500: '#b8b1ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b1ed; $custom-light: #cec8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b1ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 177,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78725,
"c": 0.08474,
"h": 289.6
},
"luminance": 0.47749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B1ED
secondary
#EEF1DA
accent
#CA1BB6
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F9F8FD
border
#D2D1D5
text
#131317
muted
#828285