#B8CDEB#B8CDEB
#B8CDEB is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.048 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8CDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 205, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 56%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 22%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.76, -0.73, -17.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.76, 17.17, 267.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0105 -0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.048 257.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5899, 59.8496, 87.1517) |
| Luminance | 0.5985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 1.82
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.59
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 3.86
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.02
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.33
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8CDEB #EBD6B8
analogous
#B8E7EB #B8CDEB #BDB8EB
triadic
#B8CDEB #EBB8CD #CDEBB8
tetradic
#B8CDEB #EBB8E7 #EBD6B8 #B8EBBD
square
#B8CDEB #EBB8E7 #EBD6B8 #B8EBBD
split-complementary
#B8CDEB #EBBDB8 #E7EBB8
monochromatic
#598AD0 #88ABDE #B8CDEB #E7EEF8 #E7EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#B8CDEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#B8CDEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8CDEB
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8CDEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8CDEB | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CEEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABD3D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8cdeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 205, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.048 257.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cedcf1',
500: '#b8cdeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8cdeb; $custom-light: #cedcf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8cdeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 205,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.294,
"s": 56.044,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8423,
"c": 0.04788,
"h": 257.3
},
"luminance": 0.59851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8CDEB
secondary
#C7AA80
accent
#8122C4
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#131516
muted
#838485