#B8B2E4#B8B2E4
#B8B2E4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.071 H 290.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B2E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 178, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 48%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 22%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, 12.30, -24.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 27.19, 296.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% 0.0244 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.071 290.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6879, 47.6320, 79.9599) |
| Luminance | 0.4763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.90
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.30
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.55
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.87
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 7.35
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B2E4 #DEE4B2
analogous
#B2C5E4 #B8B2E4 #D1B2E4
triadic
#B8B2E4 #E4B8B2 #B2E4B8
tetradic
#B8B2E4 #E4B2C5 #DEE4B2 #B2E4D1
square
#B8B2E4 #E4B2C5 #DEE4B2 #B2E4D1
split-complementary
#B8B2E4 #E4D1B2 #C5E4B2
monochromatic
#6457C4 #8E85D4 #B8B2E4 #E2DFF4 #EAE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B8B2E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#B8B2E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B2E4
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B2E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B2E4 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B8E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B6E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFBAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b2e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 178, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.071 290.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec9ec',
500: '#b8b2e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b2e4; $custom-light: #cec9ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b2e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 178,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.2,
"s": 48.077,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7856,
"c": 0.07068,
"h": 290.2
},
"luminance": 0.47633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B2E4
secondary
#ECEEDD
accent
#BB2AAA
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F9F8FD
border
#D2D1D5
text
#131316
muted
#828284