#B8CAEB#B8CAEB
#B8CAEB is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.050 H 262.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8CAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 202, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 56%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 22%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.7%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.98, 0.86, -18.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.98, 18.35, 272.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.62% -0.0065 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.62% 0.05 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8792, 58.4282, 86.9148) |
| Luminance | 0.5843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 2.78
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.27
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.49
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.03
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.08
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8CAEB #EBD9B8
analogous
#B8E3EB #B8CAEB #C0B8EB
triadic
#B8CAEB #EBB8CA #CAEBB8
tetradic
#B8CAEB #EBB8E3 #EBD9B8 #B8EBC0
square
#B8CAEB #EBB8E3 #EBD9B8 #B8EBC0
split-complementary
#B8CAEB #EBC0B8 #E3EBB8
monochromatic
#5983D0 #88A6DE #B8CAEB #E7EDF8 #E7EDF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#B8CAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#B8CAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8CAEB
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8CAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8CAEB | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0CCED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC7EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABD1D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8caeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 202, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.050 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cedaf1',
500: '#b8caeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8caeb; $custom-light: #cedaf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8caeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 202,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.824,
"s": 56.044,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83618,
"c": 0.05036,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.5843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8CAEB
secondary
#C7AE80
accent
#8B22C4
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#838385